Monthly Archives: November 2008

Wow

President-elect Obama. Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. I can’t say that I never thought I would see this day. I’m not sure if I ever really entertained the notion at all, but not because I had given the matter any thought. It’s possible that I never entertained the notion because it was so far-fetched. It’s possible that I never entertained the notion because I never dreamed of being president myself…and for me, I don’t think …

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Election Day

Today is a day of emotion. You can feel the buzz of it all around as people engage in our democracy deeply and personally. I spent my BART ride into work reading about all the propositions that haven’t been widely in the news. It is fascinating what these pieces of legislation say about us as a society – particularly the three California initiatives that revolve around the criminal justice system. I am heartened that we …

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