It has been quite a while since I last did one of these.

#Introductions is superfluous when I've been in the #fediverse since 2009. This should be tagged #untroductions instead.

I work for $EMPLOYER, a government agency which remains unamed due to their fear of appearing to endorse the things I say.

I do not speak for them, and they do not speak for me. Nothing I say or write is endorsed by or an official statement of the agency.

I manage https://nu.federati.net/ and other Federati Networks sites. !fnetworks

I generally work too much (3000 - 3500 hours per year the last few years). I try to remain in touch with my kids and grandkids, having realized that I missed a lot by being at work all the time. ( I spent more time with #sonTwo than with #sonOne or #Daddy_A, partly because he came and hung out at my workplace at the time. ) I am actively attempting to reduce that to something more reasonable, so that the younger grandkids (currently 11 and younger) will know me as the granddad that is present and involved.

Politically, I'm a centrist. By this, I mean that I reject the overall viewpoints and the dangerous and harmful plans of both the left and the right. I also disagree with many others who call themselves centrists.

I reject the US Democrat and Republican twin parties, generally choosing to vote for candidates who are not part of either organization. I do not believe that either the federal government or any corporation is the savior of the people. (Nor do I believe in any form of anarchism.)