One week ago, there was a march in Charlottesville, Virginia called “Unite the Right”. At that march, attendees brought torches, Nazi flags, white supremacist flags, and as much hatred as they could muster. The head of the Ku Klux Klan attended. At the end of the day, one of the attendees rammed his car into […]
The Worst Campaign Manager Ever
A few months ago, my daughter decided to run for a seat on our township school board. I was pleased with her decision. She wants to give back to our schools, because our schools have been very good to her. She needed a campaign manager. I was surprised when she selected me. There is no […]
A House Divided
The current political campaign is the most negative one in the history of the U.S. I’m not taking sides here. Both sides have attacked each other more personally than ever before. Some of the current political attacks have been really personal. This is true at all levels of elections. I have seen local TV and […]
Politics As (Un)Usual
My family attended a graduation party on Friday night. We have been friends with the hosts for 20 years. The party was wonderful- good friends, good food, good fun. The hosts are local business people. They are the kind of people that you want as next door neighbors. They coached little league games, and volunteer […]
I’m Voting
Tomorrow is the primary election day in the state of Pennsylvania. A few facts about our election system: There are currently 319 million people living in the United States. As of 2012 (the last presidential election), 235 million people were eligible to vote (they were over the age of 18, and were citizens of the […]
Building Bridges
I had a business trip scheduled several years ago in Sao Paolo, Brazil. I was supposed to meet with a group of web designers who were going to help me build a website. My boss connected me with this group of people- I had not worked with them before. I sent them a proposed agenda […]
