Who am I?

The short version is that I am a woman, currently living in Colorado. Throughout my life, I have:

• Lived in Southern CA, Chicago, and Phoenix (in addition to my current residence).

• Lived in England for a year and a half.

• Served in the U.S. Marines (saw combat in the Persian Gulf).

• Worked as a casino dealer (craps, blackjack, roulette, etc.).

• Taught and lectured on computer science and information security.

• Visited four of the five populated continents (I haven’t been to Australia yet).

Probably the more appropriate way to answer the question of who I am is to address why I write what I write and from where my reasoning originates.

Historically, I have studied philosophy, political philosophy, and politics for well over 20 years. I have also studied Nietzsche for well over 15 years—and hence the title of this blog. I personally view modern politics as a repugnant, stinking disaster of idiocy and mendaciousness. I don’t know as it is possible to ever correct the endemic problems our system of government has wrought, but that doesn’t mean that it’s pointless to try.

I am a student of the law as much as I am a student of philosophy. I am no less inclined to apply the rigors of reason and critical thought to my own ideas as I am inclined to apply it to any other idea that may pass my way. As I am fond of saying, “it’s not about being right, it’s about not being stupid.”

Professionally, I work with technology. Specifically, I make my living in the area of information security, compliance auditing, assessments, etc. I’ve taught computer science (UNIX) and data networking at the college level and overseas (as a government contractor).

Personally, I am an atheist, and unapolagetically so. I use the term atheist in a classical sense, which is to say that I don’t believe a god exists. I was raised as a Roman Catholic in the midwest, tried very hard to believe in God and be part of the church, explored other religions and the nature of belief in God, and concluded that the whole mess is one big sham of collective idiocy. I left the church at age 17, and ultimately rejected the entire mess of religious belief by age 21. However, in the interest of being intellectually honest, I have continued to engage in both an internal and external discussion of the concept of a god, and I remain open to future evidence and discussion.