For anyone who is interested, my wife, Margot, and I just returned from a trip to the UK. This link, http://muffettnews.blogspot.com/, contains a summary and some pics.

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SSI Weeks One and Two are in the can. Great time. Revival time. Learning time, stretching time, challenging time, growing time, etc. Getting ready for Week Three next Sunday. I would love to hear from all the SSI alums out there!!!

We're looking for college age SSI alums to serve as ADC's for the 2007 Summer Program. We have openings for all three weeks - June 24, July 8 and July 22. See our web site http://www.ssi-online.org/Summer/ADC.shtml for more information. Or call Jeff Visscher at 517-321-6233. 

Jeff Visscher and I just finished an interview with a young lady who is interested in becoming an intern with Student Statesmanship Institute. She attended our Onsite Program this spring and is excited about coming on board with us for the summer.

That got me thinking!

Do you recognize any of these SSI alumni? Hannah King, Charlie Rivard, Michael Jefferies, Christina Handrich, Katie Stanfield, Nate Sisson, Ashley Saltsman, Rebakkah Serra and Quinn Harr all served as interns either for SSI or Citizens for Traditional Values. Over the years Michael, Christina, Katie and Ashley went on to become employees of the organization along with other SSI alums Amy Hawkins, Emily Muffett and Becky Britten.

In addition to all the other alums out there doing great things, it is an awesome privilege to be able to actually work alongside some of them in the office. Keeps us young!!

We are always looking for interns. If anyone is interested, you can check it out at http://www.ssi-online.org/alumni/internship.shtml.

Did anyone watch the Presidential debate last night? The evolution question has created a buzz around the nation. Check out this article http://www.pharostribune.com/opinion/local_story_134101610.html. A high ranking politician called me this morning bemoaning the fact that none of the leading candidates even came close to answering the question properly. He said, "James, do you realize that they all butchered their answers?" He went on to say that his answer would have been, "Of course nature changes over time, but I simply do not subscribe to the assertion that my ancestors were gorillas." I always like to refer to logic by asking whether anyone really believes that the incredible complexity of life could have been produced by chance. What do you think should have been the response?