My deep dive into study of what we could do to brighten our currently dismal future for this city and county, is keeping me away from further developing this site. It will unfold and bits and pieces through february. 40 people signed a petition so they made me available for City council on the ballot the election in April.  I will be available for that creator willing. I will not be campaigning for that. That would be so inappropriate. If people want me in office they will campaign for it. If they don't, they have spoken.  My intention is to flesh out this site so that anyone wants to knows who I am, what I stand for now, what I will stand for with my last breath. In summary, I stand for turning and facing, not turning away from, extraordinary challenges that we in this region, all of us, have facing us at this time. They're not going to go away by us turning away. Our future is bright if we fight constructively for a joyful vibrant community. The future is really dark if we d...

Update. James will not be running for City council, but will be on the ballot to vote for. And if citizens get me elected, I will devote myself to fulfilling the duties of the office and more. With all my soul. This was an unexpected update I received from my soul when it woke me up in the middle of the night. Smh. New instructions.  It was an unexpected resolution to a quandary. We are dying by the notion of spectator politics. Putting a gladiator in the ring thinking that's going to change anything. It's entertainment. While the time runs out to save ourselves. I can't feed into that. But barring anything unforeseen, my name is on the ballot, about 40 people quickly and eagerly signed a petition which I was told is approved. So, james, my soul inquired of me, what is gained by withdrawing by the second of February as you had expected to do when no folks showed up alongside you to fight for this vision of a massively vitalized Cortez? Well, nothing? How useful to have my n...