Hi there! I am a pretty ordinary stay-at-home-mom from Massachusetts with a not so ordinary perspective on a variety of topics. As an independent voter, I have long felt that neither major party represents me, and have generally voted third party in the hopes that maybe we'll get some options and accountability beyond what the current two-party system presents us.
Prior to momhood I worked in business development, administrative services management, and operations management roles in small businesses in the food manufacturing and construction industries. Having limited resources in a small business setting while simultaneously wanting to make objective, data-driven decisions in these roles, I have become an avid self-taught data engineer and analyst. In seeing how politicians and popular media often distort data and mislead the public, I feel compelled to put my skills to use to determine whether claims throughout the political spectrum hold water.
Beyond my professional background, I have a BA in English. A good deal of my education focused on renaissance and medieval texts. One of the writers I became familiar with during my education was the original essayist, Michel De Montaigne. While some of my writings here are definitely intended to be persuasive in nature, ultimately like Montaigne's work these are my "essais" or personal "attempts" and "tests" to better understand and unravel the challenging and nebulous dilemmas we find ourselves in as a society. I don't expect many to come here and follow along with my musings, but you are most welcome, and constructive critiques, counterpoints, and feedback are always appreciated.
Beyond all that, I have a hobby laser engraving business Lumine & Line and like to spend any other free time out in the woods with my family.
