I use the blogger name “Athena’s Mom.” The name is a reference to the fact that in Greek Mythology, the goddess Athena did not have a mother–if you recall, she emerged fully grown from Zeus’s forehead. What a perfect name for a virtual persona, then.
More germane to my legal career, the outcome of Aeschylus’s The Eumenides hinged on a jury decision made by Athena.
I am a recovering academic geek. I think I am morphing into a policy wonk, however. I currently work in public interest law and enjoy what I do.
I enjoy blogging about things I find on the Internet, my love of liberal politics, and my various neuroses.
When I blog, I am primarily interested in amusing myself, and sharing my ‘insights’ with an undefined, mostly anonymous readership.



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March 5, 2008 at 7:24 pm
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April 12, 2008 at 8:17 pm
David Diego Rodriguez
I really like your name! How creative! So if your persona dates someone, will he be called Athena’s Mom’s Imaginary Boyfriend?
May 29, 2008 at 2:49 am
brian carty
Dear Mom,
My medical news website, Hot Medical News http://hotmedicalnews.com, features a variety of well-researched and entertaining medical articles, with some that are quirky and a little offbeat. I think your readers would find my material very interesting. If you agree, perhaps you might link to my site.
Upcoming is an article on Jack Kevorkian, who is running for Congress. The article details his mental illness as assessed by a former Johns Hopkins Chairman of Psychiatry. There is also valuable material on the issue of assisted suicide.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Brian Carty, MD, MSPH
February 28, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Michael Tim
I love your site!
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