johnfial_qr8lrr This letter was originally written for my religious community to share my personal decision to run for President of the United States. I am sharing it publicly to provide transparency about my motivations and to invite broader dialogue on the important issues it addresses. My intention is to foster understanding and to invite support from … Read more
1,400 wordsRead time @ 250 words/minute: 6 minutes Dear America, I’m a good father. It’s a job, in some sense — the most rewarding, wonderful, challenging, ever-changing work of a man’s life — but a job nonetheless. It’s a job, but not one, like the fields, or construction sites, or office chairs, that the father … Read more
3,300 wordsRead time @ 250 words/minute: 14 minutes Executive Summary / TL;DR: This essay highlights the deep flaws in Oregon’s custody laws, particularly the prohibition on judges ordering joint custody unless both parents agree. Through personal experiences, I illustrate how this law has exacerbated conflicts, created instability for our son, and allowed my former wife … Read more
An Open Letter to the Childpeace Montessori School Board on the Eve of Its “State of the School” (March 14, 2024) Dear School Board Members, As “Pi Day” approaches, I regret to inform you that my son and I will be out of state during the “State of the School” meeting. However, I wish to … Read more
Editor’s Note: The Presidental Election system proposed here has been re-formatted on our campaign website at https://www.fialforward.com/blog/reforming-presidential-elections-a-fairer-system-for-america . We’ve included the below for archival purposes. You’ll be redirected in 10 seconds… Editor’s Note: The system text below was originally proposed as part 4 of 7 in a longer campaign newsletter, but has since been edited … Read more
Here’s my own version: SUBJECT: The Last Campaign Email? Hello everyone, The recent focus on social media is off to a good start. Here’s the video on term limits: EMBED SHORT SAS Short-Attention-Span Version https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E_e6CknT_eo | EMBED LONG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZLwr6Afv1c ——- Obviously, the email subject was intended to evoke a different assumption. Nay, our campaign is … Read more
I state several places the last Constitutional Amendment was in 1971, 52 years ago, referring to the 26th Amendment. This is true, although this blog post is to explain “what’s up?” with the newer, 27th Amendment, ratified in 1991. Thesis: The last newly written, debated, approved and ratified Amendment was the 26th Amendment, ratified in … Read more
BLOG A SUSTAINABLE MATCHA CHALLENGE: So if you’re addictied to coffee via caffeine but what a somewhat better optinion and aren’t ready to fully abandon caffeine, here it is. I challenge you to switch to matcha green tea for a month. For a cup of coffee containing 100mg caffeiene, that would be about 4g of … Read more
2023 Silent Journey – Reflections Our child’s school had a 2-day event recently called “Silent Journey & Discovery.” The school let the parents — no children — come and spend time in classrooms for each age group, flowing “up” chronologically throughout both days. The first day was a brief silent walk through each room in … Read more