perhaps this should be a reflection on teaching. It is for the most part not, because I have other things on my mind.
I think of the past, the present, and the future.
The past - I look back 15 years ago to this date in Wyoming, where Matthew Shepard was tied to a fence post, brutalized, and left to die.
The present - there are the financial issues with our national government and the accompanying political position
The future - the statewide elections in Virginia are almost upon us
But for all three - past, present, future - I think of my beloved spouse Leaves on the Current and her ongoing battle with her cancer.
Tomorrow morning she will enter Fairfax Hospital for an autologous stem cell transplant - on Monday and Tuesday they will chemically wipe out her immune system as a means of 

Charles M. Blow opines on "Big Money Manipulators" and I react
His column is occasioned by the arguments before the Supreme Court which could lift the limits on total contributions per federal cycle, so that the wealthy could give the max per candidate to as many candidates as they might like. But this column in Thursday's New York Times covers much more than the factual issues in the case. And is often the case with Blow, there are some telling remarks and o
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OCT 07

Leaves on the Current - so far so good
On Saturday, my wife began the neuprogen injections designed to increase the generation of her Stem Cells.  Today we went to Fairfax Hospital to have a Quentin catheter put into her chest to allow for the extraction from her peripheral blood and the eventual reinjection of her stem cells after her immune system is suppressed by chemotherapy.  She is a good candidate for the procedure, known as an
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OCT 02

Leaves on the Current - going ahead with the Stem Cell Transplant
Today my wife met with the transplant surgeon.  There was nothing disqualifying in the medical tests although two were redone just to be certain. She has talked with her spiritual adviser. She has considered the concerns offered by others. She has prayed about it. Today she signed the paperwork for an autologous stem cell transplant. She will get shots Saturday and Sunday to stimulate more stem ce
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