Dear Blog

Dear Blog,

I know I’ve been absent lately, but you have to understand that my world has just been a whirlwind of activity. If I would’ve had time, I would have told you about how I’m going through finals, how I’m going to Austin to see the Zimels in a week, and how Drew’s baseball team is 4-0 and beating teams by an average of 20 runs per game. But for now, you’ll just have to be patient. There isn’t anyone else (O.K., I guess there is that other blog that I occasionally write for, but they pay me for that I haven’t posted there for a long time either). Hopefully to tide you over until I get back to my regular posting schedule, I’ll post a few pics…

JW

Dear John...

Dear John,

I’ve been meaning to write this letter for quite awhile. I just hardly know where to begin. It seems like things just aren’t the same between us anymore. You used to visit with me two and sometimes three times per week. You’d share insights, post pictures, or link to interesting news stories. And know we haven’t had contact in several weeks. Is there someone else? Was it something I did? I feel like you’ve lost that loving feeling and I need to know what I can do to get it back.

Please write soon. I’ll be here for you. Just waiting.

Your blog

On a more serious note...

Generally I keep the content on this blog pretty light, but here is a thought I had today while driving to school:

When are we, as a society, going to once and for all put racism behind us? What is it going to take? We fought a Civil War over this issue over a century ago; we experienced a tumultuous period in the Civil Rights Era over a half-century ago, but issues still persist. When are people finally going to be truly colorblind?

The two stories that really got me thinking about this was the disgraceful comments made by radio host Don Imus in reference to African-American female basketball players at Rutgers and the Duke lacrosse case. Both of these situations were absolutely horrible, albeit each for different reasons. I won't go into an analysis of each situation - there are countless other places where you can find that on the Internet - but I will say that it saddens me that our society can't seem to overcome this tremendously important issue.

Catching up...

It has been quite awhile since I lasted posted a blog, and the primary reason for the slowdown has been an increase in my "busyness." I feel like the last few weeks have just flown by, and I'm sure this pattern will continue for the next few as well. We are heading into the exam season here at the Law School, so its likely that the blog postings will continue to be scarce for awhile. Besides studying for finals, I am also preparing the journal competition, which allows all Oregon Law students (second and third-years) to compete for membership on Oregon Law Review or the Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation. This is a time-consuming, but extremely important job. Let's just say I can't wait until May 5 when our family hops on a plane for Austin to see the Zimels.

Here are some recent pictures for your viewing pleasure...


We built a "jet" for Drew and he was "flying" all around fighting the enemy. All of the stuff on the table is the equipment that jets have in their cockpits.

I love the look of intensity in this picture. He is saving the world. And making sound effects at the same time.


"What's that look for Sam?"


Lookin' sharp Drew!


Sam and her good friend Chloe


You can't tell me that there are very many things cuter than little girls in their Easter dresses.


We hid eggs EVERYWHERE!


Drew found one of the special "Golden Eggs." He was very proud of it.


Drew and Sam on Easter


Missi and I on Easter. We tried to get Zeke to look at the camera, but he was having nothing to do with it.


The fam...

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I thought these pictures were pretty cool. Click on "Running the Numbers - An American Self-Portrait."