" To know that which before us lies in daily life is the prime wisdom. " John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book VIII
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Presidential Visit
The past few days, our group has noticed a large cluster of high-level security personnel at the Omni Hotel adjacent to our office building. After asking around, it turns out the President is staying there this entire week. No, not our President, who has his hands full in Washington with the 9/11 Commission Report due out today, but rather, President Bagabandi. President Baga-who? His Excellency Natsagiyn Bagabandi, the President of Mongolia, who is stopping in San Francisco to give a speech at the Asia Foundation's 50th Anniversary Gala (link here) on his way back home after an official state visit with Dubya at the White House. Maybe he'll try the much-ballyhooed porterhouse steak at Bob's Grill inside the Omni. Bob's may need to rename it "Mongolian Beef" for the occasion.