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I am a lifelong resident of the Chicago suburbs, with a several year hiatus to serve in the Navy when my Vietnam era draft notice turned up. I had been told that guys with last names like mine were among the preferred cannon fodder in the Army, so the additional time required for service in the Navy seemed well worthwhile.
After military service, I worked variously in petroleum refining, for myself as an architectural illustrator just in time for electronic media to displace the ink and watercolor images that were my specialty, and doing electronic technical drawing.
To more important issues, I married lucky, which is to say once and forever, and after thirty years still marvel that she keeps me around. We have two children, a daughter with a daughter of her own, and a son who is just coming into his majority.
My wife did tire of my shouting at the television set and suggested that if I feel so strongly about politics, I should be involved. That is when I started a prolific run of commentary on this site interspersed with a few articles, and joined my local Democratic Party organization. To my wife's chagrin, I still shout at the television set.
I believe that the liberal values I hold are the result of a proper upbringing, and those values are simply what my mother, like most mothers, taught to their children. Among those values was a love of country and an admonishment to stand up for those who couldn't stand up for themselves. I still hold the part of my military oath to "defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic", to be sacred.
I keep the Jr. in my name to spare my father, whom I am fortunate enough to still have in this world, from being misidentified as responsible for my rants.
Monday, July 25, 2011 Little Adam's First Big TV Show (3 comments)
In most circumstances, I'd figure that the Congressman was just shining me along, but this guy might actually believe this evidence of his disconnect with reality.
Thursday, February 3, 2011 My e-mail to Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Beijing)
Mark Kirk couldn't wait to embarass an entire state, so I sent him this e-mail this afternoon to be sure that he'd know at least one Illinoisan could see through him like pretty much everyone else in the world could.
Monday, June 15, 2009 Dear Senator Conrad (3 comments)
Today's missive to a misanthrope.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Two-Fer Day
Mary Landrieu announced her position on health care legislation today, giving me occasion to communicate with her office.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Today's Correspondence to a Senator
I ask the questions that are raised by Orrin Hatch's judgment of the Senate health care bill.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Mr. President:
My correspondence to President Obama, copied to members of Congress regarding the debate on heath care.
Friday, April 3, 2009 COTO (2 comments)
How like minded individuals can Come Out To Opinionate.
Sunday, March 15, 2009 A Contract Is A Contract, Sometimes, Maybe (1 comments)
What's good for the goose may not be good for the gander, depending on their party affiliation and other considerations.
Friday, February 27, 2009 Newt Gingrich, Fascist Guru (1 comments)
How a word from the master can be a course of learning to his apostles.
Saturday, December 20, 2008 Make It Stop (3 comments)
How a loss becomes immeasurable.
