joetosti
joetosti
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Bio
Why I Blog
None of us was born or raised in a vacuum. My politics are in line with my father's beliefs father. My sports interests, especially baseball, are the same as his. When I was young and full of myself ‘causes’ were very important; friends and relatives predicted that I would eventually become conservative. That has not happened.
I attended the University of North Carolina for three years where I got an education in life and then earned a BA in English from Utica College where I got an education in the area that gives me great pleasure.
In never had a career, but I have have been paid to do many things: I have taught school, owned a restaurant and written how-to manuals. I worked with inmates in a correctional facility; I investigated child abuse and provided counseling. Before turning to full-time writing, I worked with 14 county legislators, researching, editing and writing.
The work I did with dysfunctional families no doubt influenced me most. I came face-to-face with the complex ways that social, economic, emotional, ethnic, mental, and religious factors compete within us. I reluctantly conceded that there are no simple solutions – no silver bullets – for social ills.
My wife Peggy has tolerated me for almost 50 years. Somehow she has been able to keep me from messing up the great job she did raising our five children.
My blogs will vary in theme and politics is sure to be the topic often. I hope you enjoy them and will help me by commenting (especially when you can offer serious critiques). I admit that readership is the goal and it is the only thing that fuels my desire to write.
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