I grew up in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. in the era between the Washington Senators and the Washington Nationals. I had a baseball deficiency that was supplemented with tales of Cal Ripken, Jr. in far-away Baltimore and treated focally with visits to San Diego Padres games with grandpa during the time of Randy [...]
A mission: politics & possibilities
Jul 30th, 2011
Politics is the art of the possible. Otto Von Bismarck, German politician (1815 – 1898) remark made on Aug. 11, 1867 (source) Politicians and fishermen have a few things in common. They share inflated expectations when they set off on their bold endeavors. But when fishermen come home empty-handed, they redeem themselves with one-that-got-away stories. [...]