Super Tuesday

Today’s Mercury News says that there hasn’t been a single presidential election from 1980 onward in which California’s primary had a chance to determine the result. I guess it’s easy to forget that people in the 49 other states still outnumber us. But it looks like this Tuesday’s primary will be a big one. I’ve been thinking about what to do with my part in it.

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What the Obama Inauguration Means to Me

In the early 1980’s, I won a small-town local essay contest with an essay titled “What America Means to Me”. I don’t remember much about that essay, but I remember that it began with this line:

Today in this age of rising political anxiety and confusion…

Tonight, thanks to Austin Ziegler, I see that there’s a new wave of essays being written to reflect on the Obama inauguration. I’m looking forward to that inauguration, and here’s why.

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Obama! approved for sale

After over 16 weeks in review, I today received word that my Obama! iPhone app has been approved for sale. Thanks to Dave Counts for artwork, my kids Brian, Michael, and Rebecca for puzzles and quote research, and the final push from the app review team to make this available in time to celebrate the inauguration of a new era.


See Obama! in the App Store.

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