Back last night from seven great days in my hometown, Chicago. My first trip back since both my parents have died. No 'home' to visit but I still have enough great friends who let me crash at their places. I sort of expected that to be weird without home, but it wasn't. Only a tiny bit ( Read more... )

These five came from essaying ( Read more... )

I'm in Denver the day after the election. For two weeks I canvassed and made phone calls and just did what needed to be done. But there have people doing all that for months, years even. The efforts of loads of people turned this state blue. And a tear ran down my cheek when I read this email I just got ( Read more... )

Wednesday afternoon they will put a pin in his shoulder and then take it out ten weeks later.

We are seeing the orthopedic specialist tomorrow. He is going to go back to classes tomorrow night. There is a department at City for disabled students and both guys have appts there soon. (Ian for LD issues.)

I have made a commitment which will take up a lot of my time over the next month. I am getting active for Obama. I attended Camp Obama yesterday which was (theoretically) training to be an organizer. Mostly a waste of time but by the end of the long day we did actually learn some things.And I have committed to go back to Colorado for up to two ( Read more... )

Last night on his way home from call, Dan hit a pothole on his bike, came off and broke his clavical and possibly a wrist bone. We spent nearly five hours at SF General in the ER last night. There are so many patients that most are placed on gurneys in the hall ways. There are actually hall way parking locations for the gurneys i.e. HW4. The ( Read more... )

Andrew likes the new job and the commute is mostly doable. Boys are back at City, both with full course loads. Dan's schedule is kinda whacked; he goes in every morning, comes home every afternoon, goes back for four evening classes. Ian has to schlep around with a guitar in hand three days a week ( Read more... )

Andrew accepted an offer! He will work down in Mountain View at a web consulting company who is expanding. They have a list of clients full of heavy hitters and he'll do some traveling to work with clients. So, when I return from the Bahamas with the boys Aug 14, Andrew will be with us ( Read more... )

There really is a secret menu at In-N-Out ( Read more... )