The end of an era?

Can it really be called an "era" when it lasts less than two years and has a 14-35 w/l record?

BTW-I was at the nationally televised PU/Gonzaga game on Monday night. I was amazed at how poorly our guys played. Ouch.

My brother...

 

This is my favorite photo of my brother from the holidays. Love you buddy!

ps - don't worry, he won't be mad because he never reads my blog.

National Christmas Tree

 

I know this is old news by now...but I had to post this photo after seeing my sister's pics the other day. We had a blast!

The Story of Stuff...

After another long day of repenting from Holiday consumerism my beautiful bride found a terrific resource or two online. These sites have encouraged us in our quest to live simpler lives. I highly recommend "The Story of Stuff", and this site about simplifying. These are good introductory resources that complement two of my favorite books of 2007,

• "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television" by Jerry Mander
• "Made to Break: Technology & Obsolescence in America" by Giles Slade
  

I suppose I should say, check your local library for both of these before buying them from Amazon. :-)

Enjoy and live simply.

A good interview and a fine man...

Of the many things I love about being at Pepperdine, one is being able to live near and interact with Dean Kenneth Starr. Despite anyone's politics, I believe Judge Starr to be an honorable and kind man. This recent profile from the LA Times (from an occassional series on LA's intellectuals) is spot on. Enjoy...

Kenneth Starr: Open to the public - Los Angeles Times

An encouraging victory in Iowa

I don't want to spend too much time on early victories in the current Presidential race. We all know things change quickly (plus...at a recent party I was asked about my "wild left-coast views").

Anyway, I'm encouraged by the Iowa caucus. I believe both Obama and Huckabee are positive candidates who stand for change in the current morass.

Huckabee and Obama win Iowa caucuses - Los Angeles Times

The weight of false positives

This story from the AP is so disturbing. It tells of a TX man who spent 26 years in prison for rape and was released yesterday when DNA evidence proved he was not guilty. Amazingly, Charles Chatman consistently denied the rape of a neighbor girl for 26 years, even during three different parole hearings. He went to prison at age 20, and is now 46 with a clean record. Apparently "Texas Justice" is more swift than just.