I’ve been receiving emails since this site was created. Some in the begining were not so nice but those have become less frequent over the past couple months. I have getting emails from readers that range from general information like how do I set up my own blog to more specific questions like where do I go in Concord to get the best Sushi. I have been replying to these emails one by one as I get them. I’m plugged into a computer about 20 hrs a day so getting and sending emails back is a fairly quick process. Over the last couple of weeks I have been getting more and one recent letter gave me the suggestion:

You must get some emails from other readers than me. Since you seem to want to keep the conversation going, why don’t you post some of the interesting letters to the site. You have been able to answer most of my questions and though i don’t always agree with you, it’s nice to get an honest reply.

-A reader

This is a great idea. Thank you “Mr. Reader”. I’ll keep names anonymous if asked and Mr. Reader asked. So I am going to start a section called “Emails to the Mayor” where I will answer questions given to me directly on the blog. As I said, these questions cover a large area so I will pick the most interesting topics and post them. I have a few emails in the que that I will post but feel free to send me a question through my contact page and I’ll answer it online. Anything goes, questions about Concord, surrounding cities, school, politics, whatever you want my opinion on. I may not have an answer you like but I have an opinion on just about everything.

First email to the Mayor

To kick this off, I’ll start with an email I received a couple weeks ago from a Concord resident that had some questions about me.

Mayor of Concord,

Your bio says you’ve lived in Concord your whole life. Where did you go to High School? I was thinking that maybe I might know who you are? Were you one of those nerdy kids that was a Chess Club President? I think you must have been since you have so much experience with computers.

-Gary

I have lived in Concord since I was born for the most part. There were a couple years where I lived outside the city but it’s save to say I was born and raised in Concord. I Went to Glenbrook Jr. High and started off at Mt. Diablo High School. The gang problems became an issue so I was transferred to College Park HS in Pleasant Hill. High School was not my favorite thing and I saw an opportunity to graduate early by going to Olympic so I did that and graduated from there a year a head of schedule. So with three High Schools in attendance, there is a chance we know each other, I guess.

I was far from the President of the Chess Club. That makes me laugh just thinking about. If you would have asked me when I was 15-18 yrs old what I wanted to be, I would have answered something along the lines of law enforcement. My father was a Private Investigator so I was running around with him at a young age doing surveillance and stuff. I got a lot of great experiance in this area before I was old enough to drive. I grew up with computers and knew that there was a huge opportunity to get ahead in life by learning everything I could about them. So I started designing websites and understanding the internet as much as I could. As time went on, I just got good enough with them to get jobs in Technology which led to my current position.

Thanks for the email Gary. Let me know if there is anything else.

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