I thought I would share a couple of photos from our vacation at East Grand Lake in Maine. One is of a 4 pound Smallmouth Bass caught one beautiful morning. The other is of my awesome son fishing from our cabin’s dock.

This has indeed been a very busy summer.  Personally, I coached a championship softball team, of which my daughter was the pitcher. We got to take a much, much needed vacation to a delightful cabin on East Grand Lake in Danforth, Maine. And, most importantly, spending as much time with my children as possible.
Professionally, in […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.Obama announced the pick o…

MSNBC is saying that the pointy-haired boss of Virginia (Tim Kaine) has been told he will not be Obama’s veep choice.
Of course, depending on which blog you read on the Democratic side, (e.g., Not Larry Sabato) they might be cheering this announcement.
Maybe one of Tim Kaine’s grandparents is Jewish and we all know how the […]

Fox News:
Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has put the brakes on ads that were running in seven states carried by the GOP in the 2004 presidential election, FOX News has learned.
Of the seven states — including Alaska, Georgia, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota — Florida and Virginia are considered key battlegrounds this year. Obama’s decision to […]

Steve Clemons is reporting that Joe Biden will be named Barack Obama’s runningmate.

From National Review Online:
Obama, yesterday: “Everybody’s watching what’s going on in Beijing right now with the Olympics, Think about the amount of money that China has spent on infrastructure. Their ports, their train systems, their airports are vastly the superior to us now, which means if you are a corporation deciding where to do business, […]

My pick hands down would be Eric Asimov from the NY Times.
Not only is his writing clear and concise but he always manages to get the story behind the wines. His articles are always a mix of people, place and how the wines taste. He includes the food editor and local sommelier to conduct tastings and the web interactive feature offered online with the articles are just stellar.

Crisp, Refreshing and Greek is his latest. kybecca happens to have his top pick as well.