I've never published a guest post on here before, despite receiving many pitches, because I view this site as a personal platform. For …
Why I support Leslie Vaaler for Yachats Mayor
I write this letter to encourage the Yachats community to vote for Leslie Vaaler for mayor. Leslie brings a tremendous amount of …
What Yachats did in a time of fire and smoke
When the wider world changes in a big way, you realize that your little world isn’t what you thought it was. Usually. But not …
What makes Yachats special
I visited Yachats for the first time ten years ago this weekend. I lived in northeast Portland at the time. My yoga teacher Alison …
How to Be a Writer
I don’t know what it means to be a writer. I started blogging eleven years ago. Back then, I wanted to have written a lot more than I …
How to stop chronic worrying
When I first learned that worry and concern are wildly different things, it knocked me on my ass. It was in a book by Richard Dotts. The …
Why I used to be libertarian
I supported libertarian candidates throughout most of my twenties. In the 2008 presidential primaries I donated $500 to Ron Paul, which …
The most important qualification for politicians
Since I ran for public office last year (and won), I've thought a lot about what makes for a good politician. Many traits come to …
Why I joined and left OMSCS at Georgia Tech
Note added 2 August 2019 Two years ago I published this rather long post describing my experience in the OMSCS program at Georgia Tech. As …