Hi. My name is Peter.

Posted by Poplicola 10 years, 2 months ago to The Gulch: Introductions
6 comments | Share | Best of... | Flag

I'm very happy to have landed in the Gulch...

It was a real challenge to avoid the microbursts flying through the pass to get here and from the looks of my Cessna and your smiling faces I won't want to be leaving any time soon.

My main interests are law, politics, computer programming, web design, and gardening. I hold a few advanced degrees from back when a University education entailed reading mountains of books and taking a wide range of electives before Political Correctness and Leftist Indoctrination became the order of the day.

I managed to pack most of my personal library into the plane (which is probably why I wound up crashing), so if anyone is looking for any references feel free to send me a query.

I am licensed to practice Law in New York State and founded a now defunct non-profit, but I've "had enough", so I am not in active practice anymore.

I have contributed two peer reviewed book chapters to academic anthologies, and I am currently hard at work on a book advocating the formation of a New Political Party.

I am middle aged and still single, no doubt as a result of having spent too much time buried in the stacks.

That is about it for now, so let me unpack and we can chat more later on.

PS. See the Wikipedia entry for Publius Valerius Publicola if you are curious about my writing as Poplicola, which was his ancient Roman nickname meaning "friend of the people".

(Also note that I am not the author of the Poplicola blog at wordpress.com)


All Comments

  • Posted by 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hi Scott. Many thanks for the warm welcome. It is a pleasure to find an online community with such a deep commitment to civility and rationality.
    Reply | Permalink  
  • Posted by 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hi Alex. I am not currently blogging and as noted above, I don't have anything to do with the Poplicola blog which I didn't stumble on until after picking my account name.

    I am, however, working on writing some custom blogging software with support for Purple Numbers (automatic statement level hyperlink anchor generation) and temporal navigation along the lines of the Wayback Machine.

    I'll loop you in when I have something working.
    Reply | Permalink  
  • Posted by 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hi Rich. Thanks for being the first to help me out of the wreckage. I see you are from Pittsburgh. I've had the pleasure of attending a number of ACM conferences there over the years, and it has always been one of my favorite venues.
    Reply | Permalink  
  • Posted by sdesapio 10 years, 2 months ago
    Welcome to the Gulch Peter. Click on the "Reply" link located directly underneath this comment to respond.
    Reply | Permalink  
  • Posted by awebb 10 years, 2 months ago
    Welcome to Galt's Gulch Peter... Can you provide a direct link to your blog so I can check it out?

    Reply | Permalink  
  • Posted by richrobinson 10 years, 2 months ago
    Hi Peter. The landing can be a bit tricky. Glad to have you here in the Gulch.
    Reply | Permalink  

  • Comment hidden. Undo