Five Years

| September 11, 2006

One morning while working from home I turned on the TV in time to see one of the World Trade Towers burning. As I watched, an airliner slammed into the second tower; in that second, the world changed. No, that’s not right. The world didn’t change — we woke up. As events unfolded, I could […]

The Letter

| June 12, 2006

Today, I got the letter. Dear Veteran: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has recently learned that an employee took home electronic data from the VA, which he was not authorized to do and was in violation of established policies. . . . . As a result, information identifiable with you was potentially exposed to […]