Hello

Jazz has invited me to drop in from Middle Earth once in awhile to rant. As it says over on the right sidebar I�m a registered Independent or as we are known as here in Oregon an unaffiliated voter. I�ve already voted, as have about half of the Oregonians, since we all vote by mail, no polls on Tuesday.

I was a manufacturing engineer for most of my life but since I don�t speak Chinese I couldn�t follow my job there. I am now able to do what I really wanted to do anyway, digital art. If you are interested a few of my pictures can be found here. Go to Search by Artist find Ron Beasley and click on GO.

Like Thomas Jefferson and the other founding fathers I don�t hold organized religion in very high regard. I find the Christian right in this country to be a frightening phenomenon and can�t understand why anyone would want to return to the 14th century.

In addition to being an engineer I have a degree in Earth Sciences (geology) which I find fascinating. Because of that understanding of Earth History I have some views on global warming that make me unpopular on both sides of the issue and will probably discuss it at some point here. Living in Portland I am about 40 miles from a volcano that is currently erupting. You will find updates on that over at Middle Earth Journal. It gives me a break from politics.

A brief rundown on how a feel about some current issues can be found here. More latter.