Monthly Archives: January 2008

Beam Me Up, Scotty

Last weekend, Pam and I visited Star Trek the Tour in Long Beach. Though we were both sick, and went for purely recreational purposes only, there was an interstellar emergency in the middle of the event and Starfleet required our … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Dr. King

We’ve all heard the famous conclusion to what’s been called his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, given April 3, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, the day before his assassination (you can listen to a good chunk of the speech here). … Continue reading

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Highlights from Truman by David McCullough

When I was up in Oakland for training back in October, I trekked to Jack London Square and bought a copy of Truman at Barnes and Noble, thinking I would have a whole lot of time to read it. It’s … Continue reading

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2007: The Year That Was

Happy New Year, faithful prez2012 blog readers. I have returned from 17 hours into the future and, after stumbling around the last several days attempting to right my circadian rhythm (perhaps that is why I don’t dance?), I am just … Continue reading

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