Daily Archives: 07/12/2009

(Community Matters) . . . and whether or not to prosecute Bush administration officials for torture. An excellent Newsweek story.

Illuminating perspective on an AG’s tension between serving as a member of the president’s cabinet and running the necessarily autonomous judiciary agency – also on the desire to please, to be a team member and his regret in having abetted the Marc Rich pardon.

(Community Matters) Love that Kate and Pedro met in a bar in Spain, the summer before Pedro was moving to Austin. Even more that they met the summer she was visiting the Miro-Rivera clan in Madrid; I think Rosa’s mom was even with Kate when they met. I remember the summer and Lynn, Tommy, Rosa, Juan, Steven and I wishing we could all visit.

@ St. Teresa’s lighting a candle

Beautiful ceremony – including a full mass and a wonderful string ensemble.

the Four Season’s San Jacinto ballroom

The Four Seasons was transformed by David Kurio & Victoria Hentrich into a dark paneled den, luxurious club rooms, a magnificent ballroom and a foyer of deep-pile white carpet. Steven and I zipped over from the church to the reception, so most of my wide-eyed reception pics were even before others arrived.

a lounge are in the main ballroom

The bride and her attendants exquisite. Mother of the bride, simply wow. Tommy with the biggest smile I’ve ever seen – and big smiles are his usual way of being. Lots of friends and family from all over the world. Many Austinites in the middle of summers on a coast who flew back in for the wedding.

one of the bars in the main ballroom

Can’t remember the band’s name but they were excellent. It was great, three main spaces where you could mingle, and even though lots of guests, plenty of room including quiet.

first dance as a married couple

Kate & Pedro Andrade live in San Jose – she teaches elementary and he’s in treasury at Apple. Best wishes to the newlyweds.

(Community Matters) Another instance of police action against a gay couple for a pda – kissing on the cheek. This is ludicrous. Maybe, maybe, maybe somewhere where without a doubt a straight couple would be harassed for the same thing would it be okay to harass a same-sex couple for kissing publicly. Otherwise, get over it!

(Community Matters) Just read draft first act of Michael Mitchell’s new play. It’s intoxicatingly powerful. Congrats, MM

(Community Matters) Cover of this week’s Economist: America’s future: California v Texas

California ranked the worst state to do business in by Chief Executive; Texas ranked the best. Texas – small government, no state capital-gain or income tax, a business-friendly and immigrant-tolerant attitude. But, under investing in education resulting in a “lost generation” of mostly Hispanic Texans with insufficient skills for the demands of our economy. Both states have a lot to learn from each other. Never count CA out. story