Summer of 1994

People reminds us what we were talking about twenty years ago...OJ, Forrest Gump, Sheryl Crow, Ace of Base, the World Cup in the US, Oasis, Wheezer, the Lion King, Jackie Kennedy, Woodstock II...wow...was that twenty years ago? And that summer, an infant Amazon appeared, too. And I graduated high school, started college, discovered Green Day and Live and Candlebox...Wow...

This and That

I don't know where this month has gone, and I don't have much of an excuse for not writing. There was that wedding in Chicago and a quick trip to Indy. And we leave for Michigan in two days. I'm ridiculously excited about a week with my family and the nephews. Actually, as they say, the anticipation of the trip is almost enough. I'm tired of work, tired of drama and tired of the heat (though less tired of heat than that winter from hell). I suppose it's now six months, the half way point, of the year since Christmas and vacation and it's just gnawing on me.

I am already mentally done for the week, and it's only 2:13 pm on Thursday. I want to get away to read, sit on a plane or in a car, and enjoy 70 degree weather and the bay just outdoors. I don't care if it's only 65 degrees. Anywhere but here. Good riddance.

So here's to a great vacation and to taking a break from Obama's latest transgressions, to office political drama, to humidity and heat, to small talk at receptions, and to constantly checking my phone. Goodbye and good luck.

Remembering President Reagan

Ten years ago, we lost President Reagan. I remember those days as some of my most memorable in Washington...watching the flyover, waiting in line for hours with Steve, Dave, and Jenny. Getting the fast track for those few moments where we were able to enter the Capitol rotunda.

These quotes and video clips sum up the class that President Reagan exuded. As our  country debates and decries how our current president swapped Taliban prisoners for a "POW" who may have renounced our country. Not the same, sadly, Not the same.