Archive for February, 2008
I’m supporting Obama in ’08
Ever since his speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, I’ve been a fan of Barack Obama. Even before that famous speech I had known about him, given the chaos and mess of the 2004 Illinois Senate election. He had won the Democratic nomination, a bit of a surprise if I remember right, and then [...]
A reminder of (submarine) times past…
I spent three years on the USS Hartford (SSN-768). It was a fantastic experience, though I always talk about it in Dickensian terms… It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… – A Tale of Two Cities I recently saw a video that reminded me of some of my more fond [...]