I just happened across an article about an old classmate from MVTHS. Apparently she is making a go of a music career. I saw her around a lot, and she was always smiling and nice, but I had no idea she was talented.

I popped over to her website and took a listen to some of the snippets she has available for download. I’m impressed. This may sound cliche, but the stripped-down acoustics and voice on her tracks remind me of Jewel.

If you haven’t heard of her, please check her out at: maryestella.com

It has actually been a slow week for me so far. No meetings on Monday, Tuesday was laid back, and I only have a Jaycee meeting tonight. It has seemed as though I have been running like a madman for the past two months, at least.

Well, with the primary coming up, studying to do, Jaycee Week 10 days away, and Em’s birthday soon, I’m sure it will pick up. Sure is nice to relax for a day or two though.

Yes, those of you who know me may not believe it, but I did make a mistake. It seems when I was writing my new landing-page for my domain about the city council race, I mistakenly referred to the elite as rich. The two are not interchangeable, but they are often the same around here.

In my opinion, there are people who are in the higher tiers of income that deserve to be there. People like doctors, people who have worked and made their own businesses, people who have gone to college and attained good jobs. These people have worked for what they have in one way or another and have attained a level of success.

Now, in my opinion, there are also the “elite” of the area. These are people who have done little to nothing to succeed, and only have done so by the will of those in power. An example would be the city council approving the city manager to lease a property at below market value, AND giving him over 1/2 of the money paid during the lease once the lease term is up. While such blatant favoritism and nepotism is not always obvious as in that case, it does seem to happen quite often. That is what I refer to when I say elite.

I have almost completed the design of my index file to go with my city council campaign. It is a very simple, one-page design that serves the purpose of showing some of my basic ideas and introducing me to the public. Also, I have my email at the bottom for the public to contact me.

Now that the site is all but completed, I shall work on flyers that I will distribute most likely on foot.