The last time I mentioned I would be writing more frequently (one year ago). Parker is now nearly 3 1/2 years old. He is talking like crazy and is starting to develop a fairly good memory.
It has been stormy in Portland this week. We lost power 2 days ago due to high winds (upwards of 50 miles per hour). We are also receiving a good amount of rain.
It is kind of a letdown, as Kari and I returned from Las Vegas last week. We went for Kari's sister Kim's 40th birthday party and visted the location of our wedding: Bellagio. We layed pretty low and went out on the last night to Mystere (the Cirque de Soleil show). During our stay, temperatures stayed in the upper 70's, lower 80's during the day.
While in Las Vegas, I finished two books. The first was "Horse Soldiers," which discussed the incursion of US special forces soldiers into Afghanistan in 2001 on horseback. It was a harrowing tale and just happens to have been soldiers from my cousin, Henry's base in Tennessee. The second book was, "The Devil We Know," by Robert Baer. This book was a review of the United States' conflict with Iran, what their intentions are and possible solutions to this conflict. Absent was any ideological bent and was a fairly pragmatic view of the Iranian opponent. Hopefully, people in power will read this and will help to put the tension with Iran in proper perspective.
Well, that's all for now. Perhaps I will write again in less than one year.
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