Alcatraz!

Karen & I went to the Rock today. Pretty awesome. And then, we ran into my cousin Ernie!

Some background: Ernie's father had been a guard at the prison, and was even shot during the attempted escape in 1946. Ernie grew up on the island, and was even the paperboy for the guards.

Ernie later played football for Cal, fought in Korea, and had a thriving law practice in San Francisco. Since retiring, he has written five books about Alcatraz. Today he was there for a book signing, and so I introduced us. You could have bowled him over with a feather.

Long story short, we have a signed copy of his new book, and a promise to look him up next time we are in the area.