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.
Author Jessamyn West believed that “It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.”
Former Reagan speech writer Peggy Noonan calls the current trend of social media outlets to ban those with whom they disagree or, don’t like their speech, “…like drug dealers who condemn their clients for becoming addicted to the fentanyl they sell.”
Canceling the Keystone XL pipeline project by Executive Order may appease the Greens but at what cost? This action destroys thousands of jobs on both sides of the Canadian border; does nothing to dampen demand for fossil fuels but, by constraining supply, drives up costs for the consumer; all the while increasing risks to the environment by moving the mode of transport of the oil to rail where spills from accidents historically far outweigh those from pipelines.
