Male, approaching fifty, yikes! Father of pre-kindergartener. Spouse for 15 years. Seattle homeowner by way of music windfall in 1995.
Raised hippie-american by single young welfare mom in Eugene, Oregon. Graduated high school: 1980. Moved to Olympia WA and discovered independent music: 1981. Student/Artist: Olympia WA 1981-86. Record business stuff in Seattle: 1991 - 1999. Presently employed by Allages.net
Opinon: Openleft is pretty good.
Thought for today: Give potential trolls fair warning, then troll-rate without mercy.
You may have already heard the story of Vanessa Sievers, a 20 year old student at Darmouth College who ran for treasurer of her county in New Hampshire and won, using social networking tools like Facebook as a means to organize and mobilize.