I do not intend to debate who touched whom first or the truth of the CNN reporter “… placing his hands on a young woman…”. Everyone can decide for themselves from the plethora of imagery out there. To establish blame for this incident misses the greater point. One of the tenets of good public affairs work is the relationship an organization or individual holds with the press. For example, the Department of Defense provides office space in the Pentagon for … Continue reading
Here’s another in a series of posts I’m going to make when I find some of these treasures. Some will be captioned, others will not. The only criteria for posting in this series is that: a.) I’m in the photo or… b.) … I took the photo. In the summer of 2017, Nate, Garrett and I went on a biking tour of the National Mall in Washington, DC. We stopped at all the sights – and there are many. Here’s … Continue reading
I almost didn’t re-post this. Nearly every year, I have. It always refreshes my memory far too realistically and emotionally. Just now, I re-read it and I realized that’s the whole reason I re-post this in the first place — so that I don’t forget how I felt that day. So at the risk of being repetitive, here it is. — Dan I wrote this back in 2009 in response to all the “Where were you when 9/11 happened?” questions … Continue reading
Most of you know that in a previous life, I was an actor. You can see how successful I was by my long-term employment with the government. Back then, I did a lot of stage plays and I admit it, I’m a huge ham. I love stage because you can be broad and loud and all those things that are far tougher to do on film. I was never very good at subtlety. In the fall, at the urging of … Continue reading
I wrote this back in 2014 and it generated a bunch of comments on Facebook. It’s posted here again because of recent FCC announcements about the potential revocation of net neutrality regulations that were instituted in the previous administration. The bottom line for me and for others is that Internet Service Providers should not prioritize the delivery of information based on content. The technical nature of the Internet Protocol does not discriminate between differing points of view as could paid … Continue reading
I wrote this back in 2009 in response to all the “Where were you when 9/11 happened?” questions and recollections that were being circulated around the Internet. I’ve reposted it many times in the hope that I’ll continue to recall not just the horrific facts of that day’s events, but the feelings with which I associate it. To this day whenever I hear replays of the news broadcasts of that day, the feelings, anguish and anger can be nearly overwhelming. … Continue reading
With apologies to Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias I’m a nerd. This is common knowledge among those who have been in the same zip code as me. You don’t actually have to meet me in person. It’s kind of like radiation. No, it’s not contagious. Anyway, I was thinking about something my (slightly older) sister and I were discussing a while back regarding our grandmother, Effie Wolfe, and the degree in which technology exploded in her lifetime. Think about the degree … Continue reading
If you’re not a Star Trek fan, these won’t be nearly as funny. There I was sitting on the… Well, never mind where I was and what I was doing at the time. That’s not important now. Here’s my list of the top ten ways a rabid Star Trek fan could say they were on their way to the can. Vent some drive plasma. Eject the ol’ warp core. Dropping some friends off at the Holodeck. Do an emergency beam … Continue reading