1. A former intern, who is now an officer in another jurisdiction, was involved in a shooting over the weekend.  An armed suspect shot his partner multiple times.  Former intern and another officer returned fire and killed suspect.  I’ll refrain from further commentary, but just say that there are still dangerous scenarios out there.

2. Was updating my resume and had to write an Objective section.  What I really wanted to put there was “Eventually obtain position normally reserved for a non-minority.”  As I grow older, it saddens me to see how things don’t change and how difficult it is to change things.

3. Almost completed a personal collection of strategic texts from various fields, cultures, and eras.  At the end of the day, the number of truly worthwhile ones to keep is a handful.  Among the best are those from a relatively obscure scholar (Dolman), someone who never formally published (Boyd), and someone who may not have existed (Sun).  In this list is also a work that should be studied for leadership, parenting, and family relationships, among other lessons – Puzo’s Godfather.  I concur with Coppola’s framework that it is the story of a great king with three sons, one embodying a different quality of his – passion, intelligence, and kindness.  Another lesser known fact is that Vito Corleone wasn’t based on a man, but rather a woman – Puzo’s mother.

4.  I realize the daughter has a strange set of environments to navigate – Chinatown education, soccer with the children of the Wall Street crowd, a progressive non-traditional church.  But I hope and think this will work.  On another level, it sometimes feels like mixing pizza, tacos, and fried chicken together as a complete meal.