Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Tom Black, San Luis Obispo, CA

Posted on January 6, 2016 by paulefallon

Tom Black is successful software entrepreneur who sold his business and enjoys elaborate house projects in retirement. He’s renovating his kitchen, building am impressive screening room and installing a terraced garden with outdoor lighting display at his hillside home. All … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Kathleen and Reuben Basil, Los Osos, CA

Posted on January 5, 2016 by paulefallon

Kathleen and Reuben Basil are engineers with a quirky sense of humor. That’s the only way I can figure how a mechanical engineer who designs solar energy systems (Reuben) and a civil engineer who specializes in storm water mitigation (Kathleen) … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Murdock Martin, Pacific Valley, CA

Posted on January 4, 2016 by paulefallon

Big Sur is much more than a beach. The rugged terrain that cliffs into the sea proclaims the end of the continent. Millions drive the scenic, circuitous route; thousands bicycle the Pacific Coast Trail, yet very few people actually live … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Scott Joly, Real Estate Agent, Santa Cruz, CA

Posted on January 3, 2016 by paulefallon

One way some people shake the yoke of economic expectation is to choose where they want to live, and then cobbling together jobs, consulting, or free-lancing gigs instead of chasing the optimal job, wherever that may be. By and large, … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Liese Siegenthaler, Monterey, CA

Posted on January 2, 2016 by paulefallon

Liese Siegenthaler’s got a ready smile; articulate demeanor and an open countenance. She could be a graduate student in environmental studies or psychology. Instead, Liese is tackling two of our planet’s biggest challenges – terrorism and climate change – in … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Meg and Dean Hoornaert, San Jose, CA

Posted on December 31, 2015 by paulefallon

To paraphrase US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, “I know family values when I see them.” And family values are running rampant on a quiet street in San Jose. Meg and Dean Hoornaert, their son Dexter (9) and daughter Kyle … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Pete Gibson, Imergy, Freemont, CA

Posted on December 30, 2015 by paulefallon

“I was there at the end. I went to work one morning. There were no cars in the parking lot. My badge didn’t work. On the other side of the building, a media circus was going on.” Pete Gibson used … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Piaw Na, Sunnyvale, CA

Posted on December 29, 2015 by paulefallon

Piaw Na invited me to his home for Sunday breakfast. Piaw, his wife and two sons live in a basic ranch on a quiet street, which in Sunnyvale puts it in the million-dollar range. Maybe more since the property has … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Kitty Miner, San Jose, CA

Posted on December 28, 2015 by paulefallon

The amazing thing about our post-industrial economy is how efficient we’ve become through increased specialization. The tragic thing about our post-industrial economy is that people get mired in such minutiae they feel disconnected from the big picture, if they even … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Lea Grundy and Chris Reiner, Berkeley, CA

Posted on December 27, 2015 by paulefallon

Lea Grundy and Chris Reiner are ‘boots on the ground’ people. They just don’t wear military boots. Chris provides emergency disaster relief for the EPA. He mediates oil spills, fires, and floods throughout the West, but also throughout American jurisdictions … Continue reading →

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