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.
With a dystopian look at the future in his novel “1984” George Orwell wrote: “Every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
Kudos to both the Democratic Governor of Wisconsin who quickly called out the national guard to quell the violent protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake; and the Mayor of Kenosha who said “There is a process to investigate the shooting. The destruction of our city does nothing to assist with the investigation.” And praise especially for Mr. Blake’s mother who said that the violence and destruction “doesn’t reflect my son or my family.”
Joe Biden called President Trump’s partial suspension of the payroll tax the “first shot in a new, reckless war on Social Security.” And, while we agree that it’s a zero-sum game, we do feel that perhaps he and his wife should not be using a personal corporate structure to avoid paying those same taxes on $13.3 million in book royalties and speaking fees.
Joe Biden called President Trump’s partial suspension of the payroll tax the “first shot in a new, reckless war on Social Security.” And, while we agree that it’s a zero-sum game, we do feel that perhaps he and his wife should not be using a personal corporate structure to avoid paying those same taxes on $13.3 million in book royalties and speaking fees.
Homicides are up this year by an average of 524% in the nation’s fifty largest cities, a statistic NOT helped by bail-reform, early release programs and efforts to “defund” and neuter police departments nationwide.
Way back in 2011, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo opined that “You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states, have a reputation for being anti-business and have a rosy economic future.” For the sake of New York, we wish he’d meant it. And for the sake of California, we hope Gavin Newsome takes note of that fact.
