The Wisdom's in the Trees

For those of you scoring at home, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt is now the Assistant Secretary of the United States Navy. The first 40 years of his life have been one magnificent whirlwind.

One of my favorite descriptions of Teddy comes from historian Henry Adams, who described Roosevelt in this way, "Theodore Roosevelt...was pure act."

The sheer force of his presence bent the will of those around him toward his. One of the most interesting sections of Morris' work was the section on Roosevelt's time as Police Commissioner of New York City. Those of you who have been long-time readers of this blog will remember my posts about Eliot Spitzer during the summer. As I read about Roosevelt's inexorable movement towards reform in the NYC Police Department, I was reminded of Spitzer's work in the NY Attorney General's Office against the scourge of corruption that taints the work of Wall Street each day. Both Roosevelt and Spitzer possessed an uncanny and often remarkable flair for the role that the media plays in the public service realm and utilized their relationship with the media to sway public opinion in a powerful manner.

Today, I went to United in order to purchase my watermelon for tomorrow night. Those of you who are in the Abilene area should come by the Beauchamp Amphitheater between 4:30-6:30 to watch one of the great traditions for the Men of Gamma Sigma Phi as a group of "Siblings" begin their pledging journey.