Daily Archives: 12/22/2009

(Community Matters) So the young woman begging for money, holding a sign which reads, “Laid Off. Yes I’m embarrassed but I’m doing this for my children,” is the same young woman who came to my door a month or two ago selling magazines and claiming to be a neighbor’s high school daughter raising money for a school trip.

(Community Matters) Occurs to me reading this morning’s article on Texas healthcare stats (I’d link to AAS but can’t figure out how to find specific articles) – including one in four Texans uninsured, one in three working adults – Senators Hutchinson or Cornyn could have extracted extraordinary financial assistance for Texas if they had negotiated their support for the healthcare bill.

(hey, I’m not defending the egregious deal making that rewarded Nebraska and Louisiana, I’m just saying . . . )

(Community Matters) What was once an annual tradition hopefully got back on track last night – dinner and 37th St strolling/light viewing with our dear friends Kip Keller & Michael Barnes.  Post 3-day family gathering I decided last minute I was no longer up for cooking, so we enjoyed Fonda San Miguel’s hospitality, then a most delicious 2003 Black Cougar Ridge cab (thx guys) and dark chocolates for dessert.

37th St lights aren’t back up to Jamie Lipman’s days (who with his wife Sharon Smith has left the hood) but they’re coming back.  The crowds are thinner – at least they were last night – but that’s a good thing.

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