Politics is probably my least favorite subject. On any given day, I can swing from liberal to conservative—and back again. I “blame” this on my West Coast living. Before I moved to the West Coast, I grew up in a home that was staunchly Republican. My father was a member of the “Young Republicans,” my aunt was a Republican Chairperson for the area, and the majority of my friends were from Republican families.

Now, I am a registered  Independent. Why? I don’t identify with either Republicans or Democrats. And, frankly, I really wish both parties would just disappear. What ever happened to doing was was best for the country, and the residents of the country?

I‘m an avid reader. But, naturally, not in a traditional sense. I can count the number of books I’ve read over the last year on one hand. It’s not that I don’t like to read books, it’s that I generally get partially through one, only to have some distraction prevent me from finishing the book. The books I did read? Well, when I was traveling frequently, I found that reading a book was a good distraction from lousy airline service.

I generally read business magazines, auto magazines, and several news feeds that cover technology, consumer protection, travel, and automotive topics. I probably read two hundred articles a week, on an average week.