1. Accepting a commission in the USAF I solemnly swore an oath to God that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. Therefore, I have publicly refused to file an income tax return... Read more →
Occupy the Income Tax
The Occupy movement has not yet fully utilized the two most potent weapons mankind has created in our long, long struggle to be free. We have yet to meld the Constitution with the Internet; the Founding Fathers have not gone viral. The First Amendment states that there shall be no law abridging the right... Read more →
Autism: Emma’s New Food, Day 12
I’m feeling discouraged. I know. It hasn’t even been two weeks. I know. If a friend of mine told me they were discouraged after less than two weeks, I would say – No! Are you kidding? You have to be patient! You can’t expect her to be cured neurologically by changing her diet! And... Read more →
Isaacson About Steve Jobs on ’60 Minutes’
Aspen Institute CEO Walter Isaacson on “60 Minutes,” talking about “Steve Jobs,” the authorized biography of the late, great entrepreneur. Read More →
Autism: Emma’s New Food, Day 3
I didn’t have time yesterday to go into Emma’s response to being told she could no longer have her usual breakfast of the past six years – cheerios with milk and 2 slices of whole wheat toast with butter and raspberry jam or her weekend breakfast of pancakes (mix from William’s & Sonoma)... Read more →
Aspen Legend Jenkins Exits NPR
ASPEN – Loren Jenkins, senior foreign editor at National Public Radio and former editor/publisher of The Aspen Times, is stepping down after 15 years leading the foreign desk at NPR. His last day at the post is Nov. 4. NPR affi Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material... Read more →
Aspen News Center Thursday October 13, 2011: Rival Bid To Skico’s For Snowmass
Pitkin County consider open records request by Marilyn Marks to make ballots public! podcast Thursday October 13, 2011 Read More →
Autism: On the Spectrum
I was asked recently why I am trying so desperately to overcome autism. It’s a valid question and it made me think about the challenge of writing about one’s child in a way that honestly captures that child with all their complexities. A week or so ago I wrote in my post entitled A Cure – “Emma... Read more →
Walter Isaacson’s Nose For News: Steve Jobs Bio Arriving
In the wake of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ death, a forthcoming authorized biography of the technology innovator by Aspen Institute president Walter Isaacson rose to the top of online pre-order bestseller lists and its publisher moved up its release date. Jobs died Wednesday, at 56, after a years-long... Read more →
A Written Conversation – Autism
Yesterday afternoon, Emma said, “These kids do not want to eat bugs.” Then she squinted her eyes and laughed, making her shoulders shake up and down. It was a creative version of some of the work we’ve been doing during her literacy program. We’ve been working on sentences... Read more →