Bobby ...

Is doing much better and we're greatful that he's up, around and OK.

In mourning

Our friend Rina passed away last night. That's about all I know right now. She was approximately 27 and her husband is left with three children to raise. Please pray for her family as they cope with this tremendous loss.

Prayer requests

Please pray for our friend Rina. Doctors are keeping her in a medically-induced coma while they determine how to treat a postpartum heart condition. She has three children, the youngest of which is 4 months old.
Also, our friend Bobby just suffered a heart attack and is on his way to a hospital about an hour away for treatment. Please pray for him and his family.

E Ring

"Easily one of the best shows on network television," raves some guy who doesn't get his name in a sound-byte promo.
The show gives us a glimpse of the politics of decision-making inside the Pentagon, probably slightly exaggerated to some degree but right on overall.
And, they don't use fake names of countries, like Booga-booga-stan.
They talk about real places, like Iran and Burundi.
Throw in Trevor Rabin's soundtrack and you've got a doozey.
Unfortunately, it's too smart for the "Dude, Where's My Car?" crowd and probably won't last a year.
But I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

Not a fan

The Bush administration rightfully earned much of the criticism it received over its repsonse to Hurricane Katrina.
I also do think something smells funny about all the Haliburton contracts.
On the whole I do support the administration's approach to the War on Terror and I think people like Cindy Sheehan are a distraction to an effort which is right on the whole (I think the WMDs are in the hands of people friendly to Saddam, but that's just a hopeful wild guess.).
Anyway, I do have one significant bone to pick about the nomination of Harriet Miers - it looks a bit too much like cronyism.
If I were the president, I'd be inclined to nominate someone I felt personally comfortable with and who'd given me what found to be solid advice.
But the president isn't the one with final say.
She probably can handle the job but even though the lean toward bench experience among court nominees is apparently fairly recent, I think it's a good trend. I think the president is committed to Ms. Miers but will probably have to rethink his approach after she gets shot down.

Baby and job land

I haven't posted in a while. Sorry about that.
We've been busy dealing with some baby issues, some of them routine, others, well, we're just learning what works best for her in terms of feeding. On the scale of things nothing huge.
I'm also learning how best to do a new job, so it's been challenging but overall rewarding.
Gotta run check on the baby! More later.