Monthly Archives: February 2009

(Community Matters) well, almost played yesterday’s birthday low key . . . .

Amanda made this extraordinary cake with everything I love in it except for chocolate
I’m still dazed how very good this *was*

Amy & Palo actually drove to Rather Sweet in Fredricksburg for my favorite macaroons
wow, blows me away

and of course, she made this chocolate one too

back row: Palo, Kent, Steven, Shobie, from left: Hank, Emily, Amy, Peter, Amanda, Karl

EF offices with Thinkwell, a company and people very near & dear to us. In fact, we’re all sort of family. Great place to be.

Emily & Nick and a few from the puppy patrol

(Community Matters) Poignant bits on each in Michael Barnes’ Out & About posting. I’m looking forward to more on this. rats – we’re not headed to this year’s reading week, so will have to rely on the blog and schedule some face time.

(Community Matters) The push & pull of Senate negotiations aren’t all bad. Would love to see wasteful & not economic activity driving pork pulled out of the bill. I’m not a fan of tax cuts for companies or high income individuals. Terrified of protectionist measures. Do these guys not read their history? Do they not know the ramifications of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?

(Community Matters) My good friend and EF colleague, Jeff Browning, will be honored at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce luncheon today as its Volunteer of the Year.

Jeff’s an Austin Ventures partner and a board member of the Entrepreneurs Foundation. He’s planted more trees at schools than just about anyone I know (I mean digging deep holes in rock and clay) as well as the genius behind our annual Austin Invitational which raises big money for EF community involvement programs – not to mention an all around nice guy with a great girlfriend. Well deserved, Jeff. See ya at lunch

(Community Matters) Thanks for remembering

(sung to the chipmunks tune) all I want for my birthday are some sweet comments, some sweet comments are some sweet comments . . . . 🙂

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(Community Matters) how the heck are a man & woman beaten on a Saturday night by 4 strangers (severly & apparently long enough) for broken leg, broken ankle and crushed hand and two passerbys who try to help also beaten. Admittedly, I haven’t been downtown late at night in ages but aren’t there police officers around on Saturday nights? Did victims know assailants? This in today’s AAS.

(Community Matters) The Harvey Milk Memorial Last Tuesday Literary Society met last night. We’re starting our 15th year.

Robert Torian, Michael Mitchell, Steve Davis, Greg Chico

Sparse attendance last night – two members have adopted kids, another back in graduate school, another temporarily residing in NYC. In addition to our last selection, one of last night’s topics that even our younger recruits are getting long in the tooth. Thinking we’ll have to recruit a few youthful initiates.

(Community Matters) ah, yeah, right.  As if the sheriff and security guard would have thrown out a straight couple for kissing on the cheeks.  here

(Community Matters) The California Supreme Court agreed to hear lawsuits against Prop 8.  Of course a referendum discriminating against a minority is illegal. It’ll be overturned.    

(Community Matters) Wow, with Sarah Palin & Joe the Plumber as thought leaders in the GOP, I’m really scared.

(Community Matters) Pleased to read Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination.

(Community Matters) Overstated but interesting to ponder. here