Monday Musings: December 21, 2009

The weekend was wonderful. We drove over to the Bay Area on Friday, to attend the graduation of my step-daughter. She received her graduate degree in Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco. The chapel at USF, where the ceremonies were held, is simply one of the most beautiful buildings imaginable. Not only that, but guess who else received a degree that night? How about Craig Newmark - the founder of Craigslist. (in green robes, seated, front)  Really!

I admire anybody who slogs through a graduate degree. It’s been a tough couple years - working full time in a demanding executive level position with a large company, going to school and maintaining some semblance of a family and social life. I’m especially proud of our girl - woman, actually.

Here she is with a proud papa -

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Sen. Harry Reid works for Nevada breast cancer survivors

The following is a statement from Senator Reid’s office, and I can quite honestly say that I know the Senator well enough to say that this isn’t just the ‘same old, same old’ feel good statement. He really does believe this.

 

Here is why we need to keep Senator Reid working for Nevada, and America:

Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid today made the following statement in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month:

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Friday Fish Wrap: June 19, 2009

What a hectic, but rather nice week actually. My boss told me today that I was the highlight of her day … ontime and underbudget with a job. How cool is that?

Monsieur Agbenou left for Africa on Tuesday, and arrived home safely, having successfully negotiated the airports enroute. I was a little concerned that getting on in Reno would be a problem when the agent looked at his passport and discovered that it only listed as year of birth, no day or month. I explained that in Africa, in 1945 such information was not recorded.

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