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About this blog: I was a "corporate brat" growing up and lived in different parts of the country, ending in Houston, Texas for high school. After attending college at UC Davis, and getting an MBA at Harvard, I embarked on a marketing career, mai...
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About this blog: I was a "corporate brat" growing up and lived in different parts of the country, ending in Houston, Texas for high school. After attending college at UC Davis, and getting an MBA at Harvard, I embarked on a marketing career, mainly in the Bay Area with different companies. My former wife went back to medical school after we had been married a few years, and we moved into married student housing at Stanford, had our two now adult children while she was a medical student, and moved into Palo Alto when she started her Residency. Been here ever since. As my kids were going through the Palo Alto schools, I was actively involved in their activities, most notably head umpire for Palo Alto Little League and 9 years as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, among other activities. My kids both are grown, my son teaches 5th grade locally, and my daughter, fluent in Mandarin, is working in China. I sold the business I owned and ran for 8 years in 2012, worked on the Obama campaign, and am consulting for non-profit organizations, which gives me a nice, flexible schedule. Lots of stamps in my passport, and for fun, I like live performances &emdash; theater and music - and of course the Giants!
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How About A Mosque In Palo Alto?
Uploaded: Jul 22, 2010
I am totally repulsed by the objections to the buidling of mosques in varioous places around the United States being reported recently in the national press.
There are numerous denominations here in Palo Alto, although I think I am correct in stating that there is not a physical Islamic place of worship, despite the many people here in town who count themselves among that tradition.
Just as there are variations in Christianity, Judiasm, and other beliefs, there is in Islam, so one mosque may not meet the faith needs of all Muslims who are part of this community.
Places as disparate as Lower Manhattan and rural Tennessee have people protesting the notion of mosques being built to serve the Islamic communities of those areas. Even my "favorite" cheerleader, Sarah Palin, has chosen to provide another poorly informed opinion on the matter.
So here is my modest proposal: let's support the leaders of the Muslim community here in Palo Alto to help them establish a bona fide physical presence here. Mainly because it will benefit the community of Palo Alto.
And because it will send a signal that is 180 degrees opposite of what is going on elsewhere in this country.
Community.
What is it worth to you?
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