It’s Brian, your old pal from Taxi. What the f&%# is up? I guess quite a bit since the last time I talked to you. What you been doing for work lately? I bought a house in N.O. and still live there. I tried to get word to Tim when he was down there filming Patriots to see if you were going to come down and visit. I’m in Hawaii now working on LOST. Drop me a line when you get a minute.

Later,
B

Thank you for your blog, and for sharing.

What you said about Barak Obama hit a personal note. As a Canadian who was raised in great measure on American media, I see him as proud American who speaks from his heart to the heart of ALL Americans.

Like you said, Cash, he speaks as if he is talking directly to you - not so much to a a particular racial or even a political division of America.

And what is “black” anyway? If Barak becomes president (hopefully), he will be a wise, eloquent, and truly caring one who, skin-wise, simply has a better tan than all his predecessors.

Jessica, as you pointed out, the important thing is for all of you be seen as Americans. There should be no such thing “black” “white” “red” “yellow” or for that matter, any divisions of a nationality. Hopefully that unfortunate reality will diminish with time. Martin Luther King’s dream lives on. For me, ALL of you south of the border are “Americans”. Period. And I’m proud to be your neighbour.

As someone who travelled around the world for two years solo by motorscooter Melawend to promote friendship and communication, I had the privilege of meeting so many people of different races, religions and political views, rich and poor, literally on their own ground. In the end, I found that we are all very much the same with similar needs for peace around us and within us. Love of life and family were the most important common threads in the rich but somewhat frayed tapestry of humankind.

I am also in every way the proud “white” father of a “biracial” child - my now-teenage son is simply an awesome human being in all the ways that matter. So I’m sure with two wonderful parents like you two, Honor Marie has a brilliant future ahead of her.

Thanks again for your wonderful blog!

Congratulations on your recent marriage and on the birth of Honor Marie!

Tom “Odysseus” Smith
The Scooter Crusader

Your response to carol wall was very diplomatic…I would have definitely used a slew of curse words and such but I’m glad to see you kept your composure.

I’m finally back interning at iby on Fridays now, hopefully I can schedule dunking on Abdul into one of the Fridays I’m there so we can all laugh.