Obama's Neighborhood

Here's another good use of Internet tools to highlight the background of our political figures. San Franciscan Robert Kay put up this website called Obama's Neighborhood. It too is about Hawaii. But the website explores Obama's world in Hawaii in far greater depth than does the tourist's view given of Obama's Hawaii.

In fact, there are views here of the actual homes his family lived in, the friends that are still close to him, and Google maps of where he wandered and what he did. I'm simply amazed at how much the Internet lets us learn about history, and about the various leaders of our communities. I feel so fortunate to be alive in this era of technological advancement and enhancement.

Trivia time: Did you know Barak was once known as Barry, and that his mother's first name was Stanley?