My Original Website

My personal website was originally developed for my political campaign for the San Carlos School Board. You can see more campaign related information on me on the League of Women Voters website. Other pages on this website will give you more information on my candidate statement, my background, and interests. I have moved the political…

Blogging – who has the time?

I don’t spend a ton of time reading blogs. I mostly write for our blog at work – the Catablog. I sometimes read technical or legal related blogs for work, but those won’t be too exciting for many of you. Occasionally I will visit a knitting blog or two to see what others are knitting…

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

I just finished reading this book over the Memorial Day weekend (how fitting) and I found one passage particularly fascinating. There was a section on the legislation that was passed during the 37th Congress that had been held up through bi-partisan action (read, Southern opposition). “As was customary on the last day of the session,…

Atlas Shrugged Coming True…

There was a great article in the Wall Street Journal in January about Ayn Rand’s epic book: ‘Atlas Shrugged’: From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years. With the weight of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the government is about to show that it can be crushed under its own weight. An especially illuminating quote from…