Posted by
Dave on Saturday, February 03, 2007 6:45:22 PM
Welcome!!
Welcome to the inaugural entry of the “The Dave Cave” blog! This will be my first foray into the creation side of the blogosphere. My desire and goal is to cover a variety of issues. Articles will run the gamut from National Security, and Family Issues, to the War on Terror, and pretty much everything in between. Israel and Anti-Semitism will also get a fair amount of play here as well.
About Me
What do I tell you about myself? I’ve pondered this topic long and hard; knowing that many people will prejudge the words based on what they know about the writer.
Do I present my life as an open page and trust you to judge my work on its merits and content?
Do I reveal nothing about myself and let you draw your own conclusions from my writing; risking charges of cowardice for not being more upfront?
Being called a coward I can take. Better to be thought a coward than a fool!
There is a fine line between the courage to stand up for one’s belief and the foolishness of exposing one’s family to harm.
How much do I make known about myself, while still protecting myself, my family, and my friends from the lunatics that are out there?
I’ll err on the side of caution, attempting to provide the reader with an accurate picture of myself, while at the same time protecting the privacy of my family and myself.
As the Townhall Blog Directory reveals I do live in New Jersey. I’m not exactly thrilled the administrators at Townhall have chosen to automatically reveal the geographic location of their bloggers. But it is, what it is.
I’ve lived in New Jersey for all but five years of my life. I love this State, but a lot of things about it make me crazy! More on that in another post…
I am currently unmarried and an uncle seven times over.
My mother’s family is Jewish hailing from several countries, but primarily Ukraine. My father’s family is Irish Catholic. My parents were married under a canopy (or chupah) and I had a Bris (or Brit Milah) when I was eight days old and have the paperwork to prove it. We were raised Christian, but with an understanding of our Jewish identity. We will explore matters of religion and faith in future posts.
I graduated Magna c-m Laude with a BA from a well-known New Jersey University and am currently working in the IT field, though my degree is not in Computer Science.
Blogging on Townhall.com I am obviously a Conservative and have been all my life.
While I can find common ground on different issues with the various types of Conservatives, I don’t know that I fit into any particular category.
Finding common ground with liberals is more difficult. I believe absolute true exists, am generally guided by Judeo-Christian values, and believe that “nuance” is best left to art, music, and billiards.
You can nuance it all you want, but at the end of the day 5+5=10 regardless of how little Timmy or Suzy feels about the answer! Don’t get me started about “whole language” teaching.
But enough about me for now; let the blogging begin!