Baseball
It was a beautiful summer Sunday. My father had promised that we would go to Candlestick and watch the Giants play, my first memory of seeing a live professional game. It was probably 1965, and…
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"Magnificent Desolation" by Buzz Aldrin
I was ten years old when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. It captured my imagination, and like a lot of kids I dreamed of traveling through space. I could describe in detail how the…
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PathLight for Graduates
The PathLight sponsorship program has been helping students through High School since 2007. In June of 2011, we will have the first graduating class. That will be a time of real celebration! The question has…
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The SOLD Project
My daughter is Executive Director for The SOLD Project, and they just released this new short video. Well worth watching, and definitely worthy of a response. Go to www.thesoldproject.org and help them!
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Iraqi Elections in Pleasanton
There has never been any doubt that the world is becoming smaller and that globalization is here to stay. But yesterday I was reminded of how that hits home. Driving home from work I pass…
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PathLight Videos
We’re trying to use video more at PathLight, and my son Jedd is taking the lead. It’s hard at times to get the footage because Belize is not exactly around the corner. But as we…
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Political Leanings
Politics has been driving me crazy. Since I just returned from the 58th Annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC, this blog entry seemed timely. Now, you are probably thinking that this is going to…
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Haiti, Beuchner, Paul, and the deep hunger of the world
Most people have forgotten about Operation Uphold Democracy. It was in late 1994, and Jimmy Carter, Colin Powell, and Sam Nunn had negotiated the return of exiled President Jean Bertrand Aristide to Haiti. The existing…