The Engine of Matt Todd

What am impossible perspective to ever get back...

It's not bad to watch them, as long as you try at least one.

Do not confuse this with grinding out results. One leads to success, and the other leads to perhaps unintended alternate success, but they are never the same. 

Being worthy of serving others might be the most difficult thing to comprehend, but if we can, it will make us all better.

We're in a system producing a perfect result. We just don't like it.

You don't get to reinvent yourself as much as you may think, and you may not even want to.

The ancient wisdom in classic characters is more relevant today than ever, and we all have to decide who we're going to be in the story.

The Horrigan family is an absolute pillar of the community. They recently experienced a horrible loss of their father, Matthew Horrigan, who passed from multiple myeloma. He is survived by his wife, Karen, and his two children, Graham and Paige. A couple of Graham's long term teammates and friends reached out to me to share a GoFundMe for the Horrigan family as Graham is in college and Paige...

We all think that the worst actions in our communities are perpetrated by individuals, but in reality we're the one's loading the cannon.

Nardine Azab if a certified MFT and has worked in the mental health field for 15 years. She works in acute out patient and has been overwhelmed with the magnitude of the mental health crisis that we're all facing but is especially attacking our youth. She was great. Enjoy!

Erica Hobby is a Danville lifer, realtor, and parent of three. She has been a local business owner for two decades and is a pillar of the community. Her views and heart felt comments on the state of our community need to be considered, and I was so thankful that she made time to come speak with me. Enjoy!

Greg Marvel is the former president of the Board of Education in SRVUSD. He has an in-depth understanding of the process and nuances of a recall vote for the existing board members as well as a clear understanding of the financial implications of our current course. As always, it was very informative. Enjoy!

Kristin Lineberry is a middle school math teacher in the SRVUSD. She has pushed to get small, in person after school classes going again and is a huge advocate for supporting our kids. She's an inspiration. Enjoy!

Carly and Kylie are both juniors at SRVHS and reached out to me because they wanted to speak about their experiences with distance learning, waning friendships, sports, and social media. It was a fantastic conversation and I highly recommend it for anyone curious about what the distance learning experience entails as a lifestyle, not just a learning style. Enjoy!

If we want to compare ability, our in shape selves are clearly superior, but that's not the whole story.

Kathleen DeLaney is a litigator and parent in the SRVUSD who was one of the first to bring the Dec 15th Brown Act violation to the publics attention. She has worked to gain access to behind the scenes information and help the community have a better understanding of how things are being decided, with or without us. She also has very detailed information about the recall efforts for the various boa...

Dr. John Malloy is the superintendent of education in the San Ramon Valley Unified School district. He is charged with an almost impossible task of keeping everyone safe but also keeping education going at the same time. I greatly appreciate his willingness to speak with me. Enjoy!

Michelle Myers is an independent college counselor serving the Bay Area. Her long term personal connections with universities around the country offer her unique insights into the admission system, making her one of the best. We spoke specifically about considerations affecting sophomores and juniors in high school. Enjoy!

Kevin Dickson recently graduated from De La Salle high school in Concord and is a freshman in college in Missouri. He attended his first semester in person but is electing to stay home the second. It was very interesting to hear what college is like for students right now and if the cost of education is justified by the value. Enjoy!

Keilah and Raj are the President and Vice President of the junior class at Las Lomas High School. They're both incredible students and assets to the student body, and it was interesting to hear their perspectives on what is happening and what can be done. Enjoy!

You can't always hit the target, but the pain of the contemplation is worse than the result. 

We all have one, but for some reason we want to deny that others have one, too.

Kelly Lyons is a graduate of San Ramon High School who went on to study at Cal Poly SLO. She is back in the area working as an SDR and is a fantastic example for anyone worrying about recent grads. It was a treat to speak with her. Enjoy!

George Schramm is a high school football coach at Monte Vista High School. He is working with coaches around the state and country to compile data and fight to get student athletes back in their sports. His insights into the data and actual experience of student athletes both in and out of California are very surprising. Please give it a listen. 

They may be fake, but they occupy a reality that at least would progress us all forward.