He asks of us, to stand, and we must!

Jaime and I went to see "Body of War" last night at the Varsity Theater in the U district. It's the story of Thomas Young, a man who on September 13th, 2001 enlisted in the Army after seeing George Bush standing on the rubble of the World Trade Center. He was sent to Iraq (not Afghanistan) and was shot through the back on his first mission - he is now paralyzed from the neck down...

It was an incredibly moving story - his transformation from Hawk to Dove, and now an open critic of the war in Iraq. Eddie Vedder provided an original song for the movie - No More - after having many opportunities to meet with Thomas.

No matter which side of the argument you find yourself on, if you get the chance, please see this movie.

Enjoy, and think -

White people just don't have rythm

Thanks to Craig for this little gem-


Obama '08!

Death & Taxes, and Jury Summons...

So today at work I had my annual performance review. It went well, of course, and I got a sweet raise. "Awesome!!!" I thought to myself. Not even the rain on the way to the bus could dampen my spirits! Then I got home and opened the mail. There was a jury summons waiting for me.

Ladies and gentlemen, there is indeed balance in the universe...

Happy Birthday Dad(s)

So Friday was dad Graves' birthday (we'll let him share his age if he so chooses) so we had a nice barbecue with the family on Saturday. Thank god for the nice weather! Just wanted to share the photos from the evening...
It was great to see the fam!

Today also happens to be dad Forbes' birthday (again, how old is up to him to share). So happy birthday to them both.

California Dreamin'

So Jaime and I spent the weekend down in San Francisco for several events - a family dinner, a bridal shower (whilst I was at The Saloon) and oh yeah, a FLIPPIN EDDIE VEDDER CONCERT!!! That's right, the principle songwriter and totally rockin' lead singer of the greatest band ever was performing sans backup at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Jaime and I made the drive down from San Fran via the coast highway and had an absolute blast at the concert. As Jaime said, sometimes Eddie's voice is hidden in the music of Pearl Jam, but when he's solo, there's no hiding his incredible baritone...

I was excited to hear songs off the "Into the Wild" soundtrack. Jaime's two favorite songs were a cover of Bob Dylan's "Forever Young" and Eddie's own "No More", an anti-war song written about a soldier whom was paralyzed in the Iraq war. We had great seats in the 14th row center (though there wasn't a bad seat in the house) but unfortunately security was pretty tight, so no pictures. All in all, it was probably one of the best concerts I have EVER been to. So incredibly emotional and resounding. The man is a gift to music lovers everywhere.

Ok, enough about the concert. We also had a great time visiting family and having a barbeque at Jaime's grandfather's house (Thanks, Steve!) If you'd like to take a look at the pictures, here's a link. It's always a great time when we get together with the Forbes/Franks.
Also I got my fix of In'n'Out Burger!!!

Totally pilfered from another blog

Watch for me at your next neighborhood dance off!

My niece is tough, don't mess with us...

Seriously, don't ever get on Kendal's bad side, or she and I will take you down a notch!