samwise the brave

(in the photo: my bride melinda (r) introduces our first born sarah to lady thatcher during her visit here in ‘93) there’s a great little publication that i look forward to getting monthly from hillsdale college called imprimis. even though i’m not all that engaged anymore (as a practioner) in the political realm, i [...]

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a big tradition in our community for the 4th of july is ballonfest.  we usually don’t have to travel very far to watch because the flight path is right over our home.  here’s come pictures i grabbed earlier this morning.

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today seems a little odd. part of that natural transition that comes as a family begins a new chapter. the pictures above are from the 4th of july two years ago. much has happened since then. right now that young man standing next to me is finishing his first week as [...]

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after a long tough wednesday melinda and i joined some of her colleagues for late afternoon tour of the stan hywet hall in akron. here’s a clip from their website…

in 1898, F.A. Seiberling founded The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, naming it after Charles Goodyear, the inventor of the vulcanization process for rubber. It [...]

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wanted to share some of the fun i had last week while hanging with tony steward in the “ipod cast” green room. this clip (go here to watch) is as much fun to watch now as it was to see first hand. tony morgan started talking with bobby gruewald and carlos whittaker then miles [...]

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