Born a 10th generation Oregonian, (5 generations on each side) I have an enthusiasm for learning and teaching new things. After a ten year mini career in the dental field I moved on to research and embraced the social web. Though the internet is far too large for any one person to claim to be an expert, I can hold my own with the latest trends.
I enjoy researching and writing blogs. As the "Internet Program Director" for myMotherLode.com since 2008, I update the website and have a wide variety of interests. There is always something entertaining, educational or inspirational to share.
Dwight D. Eisenhower defined “Leadership” as “…the art of getting someone else to do something that you want done because he wants to do it, not because your position of power can compel him to do it.”
Years ago, Ronald Reagan must have foreseen today’s lawlessness in America’s major cities often, and usually abetted by, “Progressive” City Councils and District Attorneys. He said: “We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.”
Colin Powell’s approach to decision-making entailed a 40/70 rule: If you make a decision with 40% of the information, you are making it prematurely, but if you still haven’t decided by the time you have 70% of the information, you are no longer in control of events.
$610,000 to build a shelter for the homeless may be money well spent IF, and it’s a big if, the county will then shut down all the other homeless encampments in the county thereby lessening fire danger, already experienced again this year, and the personal danger to those living in the ad hoc camps around the county. The other big questions are: What’s it going to cost annually to supply this camp with utilities, water, sanitation, etcetera. What happens when more than the number of people that it’s built for show up? And what cuts to future budgets will have to be made to maintain it? More delays in bringing deputy salaries up to competitive levels? It’s the unintended consequences of good intentions that have to be taken into consideration.
