Daily Archives: 08/10/2008

MLK Commuter Rail Station

(Community Matters) On the way home from church today, Steven and I stopped by the Featherlite tract to check out the commuter rail station being built.

Long time coming. Started working on this project with Tom Meredith in 2003. The housing piece is almost complete too. Only 8 units remaining.

Betty & Michael Mitchell, Sr

(Community Matters) Another night of intimately celebrating Betty & Mike (aka Senior) Mitchell’s 50th Wedding Anniversary, this one at our place with swimming, fajitas, margaritas, cakes from Russell’s, a fiddle, a ukelele, a harmonica and a mandolin.

Joining us Michael & Milinda Mitchell, Julie, Nathan & Walter Mitchell, Jason, Annie & Oliver, Robert Torian, Tana & Joe Christie, Stephen Walls & Denny Biggs, Susan Ghertner & Lew Aldridge.



Stephen & Denny will be married in San Diego on the 29th. We’re very happy for them!

Michael Phelps

(Community Matters) I’m not a big Olympics fan (nothing against them, mostly just a matter of available time), though I am enjoying reading lots about it and loving what I’m reading about its probable biggest star, Michael Phelps

sounds like a terrific guy with a good sense of humor. Photo an Annie Leibovitz Vanity Fair shoot

earlier Vogue shoot

John Edwards

(Community Matters) Gotta give Elizabeth Edwards even more kudos for her remarkably classy statement noting the privacy of their marital problems and their resolution.

I wouldn’t condemn John Edwards for an affair – one never knows what’s up in a relationship. During a national campaign, it’s about judgment. This was bad and reflects poorly on him as a candidate. Then there’s the story about climbing onto the slab, holding the cold body of his dead son and promising to right societal ills. Story obviously touching, though he’s obviously retold it for political expedience. Then there’s . . . It’s the little things that add up with John Edwards. I’ve just never become a fan. Glad he’s out of the VP running, and I wish he and his family the privacy they deserve.

The Atlantic on Clinton’s Campaign

(Community Matters) This could be bad timing for Hillary & Bill’s return to the spotlight during the D Convention. here

So, I can’t decide if I’m going to Denver. Though, I did finally make a flight reservation to attend 3 of the 4 days. At the last minute I pulled out of the national delegate race (overwhelmed that evening of State Convention after a week with M in Houston for the first chemo round). The Obama campaign has been super to offer me credentials, so must make my mind up this week.

Russia v Georgia

(Community Matters) It’s about South Ossetia, Abkhazia, oil, NATO and practice for Putin’s new-and-improved Russian Army. . .

the Daily Mail

Presidential Advertising

(Community Matters) We can have more of this . . .


In transforming and leading our country

Or, what seems to be more of the same: