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Thanks to Dave and his parents, we spent our Memorial Day weekend out in eastern Oregon by Sisters living the high life at the Black Butte Ranch. Everyone (Dave, Jake, Erin, Jonah, Elisha and I) all fit comfortably in the cabin on Aspen Lake. Dave's folks have owned the place as part of a time-share for something like 30 years. I remember going with Dave...

Erin finished up school on Friday, ending her ride on this year's academic merry-go-round some three weeks early via maternity leave. Baby's due somewhere in the June 11-17 range, but as one might expect it's getting harder for Erin to do things with her normal vim and vigor, so early exit made a lot of sense. Having a little extra family time before Baby...

For the first time in a long while I saw two movies over the weekend. Syriana is a confusing, jumbled tale of Middle Eastern politics and American energy policy. Four separate though related stories are told, and tracking them is difficult. The acting is excellent as is the production, but it's not an especially fun two hours. Ultimately, it's a political...

His speech at Southern New Hampshire University: There is a verse from the Bible that is sometimes read or recited during rites of passage like this. Corinthians 13:11: “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.” I bring this up because...

Yesterday Rev. Michael Sprauer was found guilty in a civil suit of sexually abusing boys while serving as the chaplain at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in the 1970s. Jury awarded 2 of 3 plaintiffs nearly $1.4 million, which will likely be appealed. Sprauer faces six more sex-abuse lawsuits by former MacLaren inmates. And, frankly, I think the...

I find Pat Buchanan a funny guy. I support wholeheartedly about 75 percent of what he says, and I think he's totally off his nut on the other 25 percent. Regardless, he's unimpeachably honest and forthright, qualities that are in such short supply these days that they've only heightened his appeal to me (though much more a commentator than a would-be...

Quick follow-up from the Republican debate on Fox. Honestly, I think Ron Paul may be the only rational guy in the field. Certainly is if the neocon attacks on him are any indication.

I watched the first part of it online, and don't recall seeing such a hopeless bunch since, well, I don't remember when. I'm not sure I could vote for any of them. Not wholly unexpected but very, very depressing nonetheless. [The only thing worse than the candidates: The Fox News questioners.] McCain gets points for being consistent in his positions,...

I just finished William Goldman's The Princess Bride, his 1973 novel upon which the fantastic 1987 Rob Reiner movie was based. Goldman's getting props here for his work on the screenplay, because the movie is absolutely terrific. The book isn't bad, but I will say that this is the first time in my recollection that I preferred the movie to the book. Make...

Every once it awhile Guy Kawaski, ex-Mac Evangelist, posts a great one. I think this qualifies. Can't wait to read her book.