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.
We’re glad to see and kudos to the Tuolumne County Supervisors for trying to keep up with their competition in the hiring and retaining of quality sheriff’s deputies and staff. The raises recently granted through collective bargaining are a good start towards getting us to average in the region, and next year’s contract talks will give the county another shot at prioritizing our critical public safety personnel.
Naturalist and children’s author Douglas Wood believed “The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.”
We’re no fan of the teaching of “Critical Race Theory” and support the non-violent efforts of concerned parents who try to turn back the tide of the “Woke” nonsense being force-fed to their children. We appreciate the observation that Condoleezza Rice, herself a child of the Jim Crow south, recently made on “The View.” She said that she wanted black children to feel “beautiful in their blackness” and added that you don’t help black kids by “making white kids feel guilty for being white.”
