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Jun.19.2012
Defending the Defenseless
Make justice your aim: redress the wronged,
hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.
--Isaiah 1, 17
After Mom passed, my father completely lost the will to live. He could not do...
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Jan.20.2011
I’m trying not to dwell on the fact that a 9-year old girl, born on 9/11/01 was shot down in cold blood weekend before last. I hadn’t, until now ever thought of babies born on 9/11/01, moments of happiness on such a mournful day. I know I’m not the only one wondering what it all means. Perhaps...
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Sep.18.2009
The other morning I was walking down 14th Avenue on my way to work when I passed a boy going the opposite way, uphill to Hoover Middle School. (It’s odd that we have a school called Hoover in San Francisco, the most Democratic of cities.) The boy was small for his age and had a dreamy look on his...
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May.11.2009
Wow. Last week was heavily political, wasn't it?
I'm not always like that, you know. In fact, before last year, I almost never discussed politics. I just wasn't into it.
Instead, my time was filled with coming up with ideas for my novels or for great businesses. Yes, I'm creative. Check this one...
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