As I type, a fragment of jawbone discovered in Aruba has been determined to be from a young woman, with a DNA test against Natalee Holloway’s requiring perhaps another week. Though a match would only be sad confirmation of what I’m sure they already believe, I’m still hopeful that it would increase her family’s peace. … Read more
Just back from a whole-family hike on Monte Sano. We haven’t done that in much too long. We were 0 for 3 geocaching, but that happens sometimes. I was telling Saintseester at lunch this week that our pastor’s sermon last Sunday was on the need to restore civility in public discourse. It was one of … Read more
Those readers who know me well know that I appreciate the finer things of life. My career affords me and my family a certain (high) level of luxury—a level of luxury that we have come to regard as something to which we are entitled, rather than something we enjoy from time to time. That said, … Read more