Monthly Archives: October 2008

(Community Matters) Important article on study advising early AIDS treatments rather than waiting for first symptoms. here

(Community Matters) Steven’s students and spouses headed over for dinner tonight. Lots of dicing and chopping underway. Acton MBA Program

we had lots of fun. ST helped cook. MUCH easier with two people!

(Community Matters) Over 100k showed up for Obama today in Denver

(Community Matters) Senator Joe Lieberman seems to be back tracking pretty quickly. In my less uncharitable moments, I think we should welcome him back to the fold – either as an independent or a Democrat – yet he’s got to give up his chairmanship.

(Community Matters) Can you believe it’s only 9 days away?

I know many of you have given, some of you have given big. And, here at the end, I’m wondering if you’d consider helping others give their time, sweat and shoe soles in a battleground state. We’re raising money to send 400 volunteers (8 buses) to Ohio, New Mexico, Indiana, Florida and Colorado.

Please consider supporting these 400 volunteers who’ll work very long days next weekend through the election. A $1k in-kind contribution (buses cost $5k each) will help ensure our wins in a hotly contested battle ground state.

Thanks for considering. Please join Steven and me in financing this army of volunteers.

(p.s., These contributions will be handled as in-kind contributions by our Obama fundraising staff. Donors will have to sign in-kind contribution forms and will receive Obama Victory Fund credit)

(Community Matters) full endorsement here

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.

Sen. McCain describes himself as a maverick, by which he seems to mean that he spent 25 years trying unsuccessfully to persuade his own party to follow his bipartisan, centrist lead. Sadly, maverick John McCain didn’t show up for the campaign. Instead we have candidate McCain, who embraces the extreme Republican orthodoxy he once resisted and cynically asks Americans to buy for another four years.

 (Community Matters) Rick’s a Harvard Public Policy grad, an infantry veteran, a national guard, served in Afghanistan and a state representative. I’ve met with Rick a couple of times and like his politics. Had dinner with his rock star wife, Melissa, who’s a Houston City Councilman.

(Community Matters) Please consider donating any amount to Elwyn Tinklenberg. It’s less about the amount than the statement of support for the man running against Minnesota’s US Rep Michelle Bachmann (R). Congressman Bachmann is the one who has called for investigations of Barack and others exhibiting un-American sentiments. Good gosh, another McCarthy. To GOP credit, they’ve dumped her as well.

(Community Matters) I noticed in the AAS that today is Mrs. Browning’s 98th birthday. I haven’t seen her in years, but she was my customer in the 80s when I was a banker at Texas Commerce Bank. She was tough and fun. A pilot since the 30s, Mrs. Browning owned Browning Aerial Service at the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport. Happy Birthday, Mrs. Browning.

(Community Matters) I received this from a reporter friend:

(Community Matters) Today is my husband’s birthday

(Community Matters) My family gathered for a reunion today at my parents farm. It’s the first reunion for all branches of the family going back to my great grandparents. And, though many weren’t able to join us, many were. Today was Steven’s birthday. Being here was what he most wanted.

my great grandparents, Teodosa & Leonides Sepulveda

My sister, Bridget and brother-in-law, Eric

We gather

there’s always lots of food at Sepulveda gatherings

my nephew, Shaun

all 300+ of us also took a photo