Daily Archives: 09/24/2009

(Community Matters) Department of Education grants – Race to the Top funding from the stimulus act. Tom Luce editorial in today’s AAS.

In a conversation earlier this week, I cited these funds as $300mm or so. Sooo wrong, Luce saying they are potentially $100mm to $500mm per state, a $4B total. Let’s hope our governor’s politics don’t prevent Texas from aggressively applying for these monies.

(Community Matters) Let’s hope this isn’t violence against federal workers.

(Community Matters)Celebrating Michael Mitchell’s birthday. Launched at Julio’s, wrapped up at the G-spot. Well, I wrapped up. They are no doubt still (& will be) going strong.

Janet Maykus & Melissa Henderson

Janet (rev.), principal, college of Pastroal Leaders and Director of Christian Leadership Education. Mother of 3 of our god children & close to me like a sister.Melissa, legistative director for Rep Patrick Rose. MM’s step-daughter; she grew up calling MM her step-thing; the daughter of our late best friend, Tom Henderson. My adopted god daughter

 

back row: Greg Barbutti, Mike McElhaney, middle row: Mark Smith & Michael Mitchell, front row: Milinda Mitchell & Annie Taylor

Mark, UT professor of art & art history; founder of flatbed press. Greg Barbutti, rancher, explorer, commissioner, Tx Ins. Risk Pool. Mike, artist & architect. Annie Taylor, artist & entrepreneur, mother of oliver, wife of Jason MinshewMM

Michael – what’s to say – one of my two best friends, the healthy third wheel in our marriage, a close confidant to me & Steven. An emerging playwright who’s written 12,000 words of a novel in just a few weeks. Battling lymphoma.

Martin Zimmerman

Martin, as in not really even seven degrees. A UT grad student in play wrighting. One of Manny Azenberg’s favored students from Duke. Coincidental classmate of Michael’s.

Nico Selby

My favorite 10-yo god son

 

Greg & Hector Eichelmann

Greg as in who really runs Travis County, manages Karen Sonleitner. Overseer of an independent real estate empire. Hector a financial master of the universe – delivering 22% average last 5 years.

Milinda Mitchell & Greg

Michael Sullivan

Melissa Henderson & Kelly Howe

(Community Matters) how wonderfully times have changed

“He has his close girl friends, but he doesn’t have any gay friends,” his mother told me. To meet other gay people, he has gone with his father to nearby meetings of Pflag (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), where gay kids often accompany their parents. And in June, she agreed to let him attend the gay-pride parade two hours away in Chicago.

“I told Austin he could go if either me or his dad went with him,” she recalled. “So he chose his dad, probably because he knew it would be the thing his dad would want to do least in the world. But off they went, and I give my husband credit, because he will do anything for his son. He doesn’t totally understand why Austin is gay, or how he can know for sure at his age, but he’s trying to be there for him. And he’s rarely seen Austin happier than at the parade. Austin warned his dad, ‘You can’t get mad at me when I scream at cute guys in Speedos!’ And boy, did Austin scream. He was in gay teenage heaven.”

NYT Magazine

(Community Matters)