Beijing-Washington, Inc. (1980-1982) Upon graduation, my college internship/job transitioned into full-time employment at Bei Jing-Washington, Inc. with the lofty salary of $187.50 per week, or $4.69 per hour (above the minimum wage of $3.10, for those of you keeping track). My starting title was Assistant to the President, though ultimately I became the Director of …
Barb started law school in the fall of 1983. In October, she made the cover of the school paper, The Advocate, in a photo from a volleyball outing with a professor who would later become something of a nemesis, John Banzhaf (The Advocate misspelled his name – that can’t have gone over well). We don’t …
Walter joined us in the summer of 1984, about a year after we got married and around the time we moved into our apartment in Shirlington Village, Virginia. Bert was already with us, and no doubt tried but failed to teach Walt his bad habits (Bert pissed away our security deposit and then some). Walt …
Once I got to college, summers opened up and there was the prospect of internships. Pretty much the whole time I was in college I viewed it as a sort of minimum security prison sentence — a period you had to get through in order to actually start working and making money. I was always …
Laurie and I traveled to Waldo, Florida, for a family gathering. In an alignment of the stars, each of Sue’s daughters and their kids were converging on Gainesville in early April, 2018. Keri and Susanna arranged to rent a house big enough for us all on Little Santa Fe Lake, near Waldo. Tuesday, April 3, …
In the early part of the year, I’d started hearing and liking a number of songs from a group called the Turnpike Troubadours. I looked at their touring schedule to find a possible concert near me when I noticed they would be playing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver. I’d always wanted to see a show at Red …
The official, professional photos from our wedding, May 7, 1983. I’m pretty sure these were considered outtakes by the photographer… Barb and Bill Rehearsal Dinner Barb & Bill Wedding Ceremony Barb and Bill Wedding Reception Barb and Bill Honeymoon
A multi-pronged Aug-Sep 2018 trip to Boston to visit Allie, then to Lisbon via Dublin to spend time in Portugal with Laurie, culminating in a return to Boston to meet Barb for a long weekend. Previous Post | Trip Home Friday, September 7, Boston Note: I’m slowly learning that these posts are not a good place for …
A multi-pronged Aug-Sep 2018 trip to Boston to visit Allie, then to Lisbon via Dublin to spend time in Portugal with Laurie, culminating in a return to Boston to meet Barb for a long weekend. Previous Post | Next Post | Trip Home Thursday, September 6: Boston A day on my own in Boston and a chance …
For the purposes of posterity, though not necessarily pride, here is a summary of the votes I’ve made over the years for President of the United States. 2024: Trump vs. Harris. Count me in the minority of Americans who thought Joe Biden did a pretty good job as president. On the other hand, despite all …
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