About This Blog

Who Wrote This?

I’m David Drucker, a musician-turned technologist, interested in how new devices and software can make people more powerful, creative or connected to others. I’m also an unapologetic American liberal who became disgusted with the Bush regime, the religious conservatives who hijacked the government, and the direction of the US and many of its citizens.

In short, America wasn’t any longer the country that I grew up in.

So, What Did I Do About it?

After a long battle trying to stop the catastrophe that was George W. Bush and his henchmen, I voted with my feet. My wife and I moved to Canada. It may not be utopia, but I believe that Canada is a lot closer to my idea of how a country should be run and how its citizens should live. Things are changing in the US, but we’re in no hurry to return, partly because so much damage was done, and I think that our quality of life will continue to be better here in Vancouver.  I’m continuing to write about our experiences as American émigrés (and soon, as new Canadian Citizens) in this blog, and hope that it may provide some insight and tips to others who might be thinking about doing the same thing, as well as perhaps providing a glimpse into our everyday experiences and concerns.

We’ve heard and met other Americans who have contemplated the same. To all of you who are ready to make the leap, I’ll say to you what all of the people in Vancouver have said to us when we tell them where we’re from: Welcome. For those of you who are staying to help President Obama clean up the multitude of disasters and ruin left by eight years of Bush and Cheney, good luck. You have my heartfelt sympathy.

Other Blogs I Write

Besides this blog, I write another blog that covers technology and User Interface Design, which is what I do for a living. It’s entitled with its URL, drucker.ca, which also shows that I’m proud of my new Canadian home and have adopted a .ca address for my professional life.

Why the Name “Loud Murmurs”?

I’ve always found the whole concept of blogging to be somewhat at odds with itself. Are these private thoughts? Are they public ones? For me, the act of blogging is kind of like grumbling (or murmuring) out loud. It’s not that I hadn’t planned on voicing these particular thoughts, or am embarrassed that they are now public, but the act of entering them into a blog seems to amplify them. So, the posts here are just that; mumbles with a megaphone.