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Welcome to my web presence. Needless to say, the opinions expressed here are my personal opinions and not those of Mississippi State University, the Department of Defense, or the US Navy.

My interests are wide and varied but are focused primarily on the intersection of engineering/technology and public policy, ethics, and leadership development.

Blog Posts

Lawnmowers, Leaf Blowers, Noise, and Bad Attitudes

I like a nice lawn as much as the next person, I really do. That said, I do not like doing the work make a nice lawn. As I like to say, when I was a teenager I mowed the lawn, raked the leaves, and chopped up stumps and I think I filled my quota. ...

Pepsi, Writing, YouTube, and Glo

It is really strange how our minds work and some memories come creeping out of them when least expected. I had a memory come flooding back today that reminded me of my grandparents, my Nanny and Papa. A few weeks ago, I sent some Bagley College of Engineering goodies to William Gallagher in the UK. ...

Book Banning? Really?

Just when I think it can’t get any worse, it gets worse. Our State (Mississippi) Auditor, Shad White, wants to ban books. I really thought—had hoped—we had moved past this type of backward thinking, but alas, we have not. As some sort of strange conjunction of circumstances, White wants to ban one book about whiteness, ...