I was born and raised in the
Toledo,
Ohio area. I'm a graduate of
Sylvania Northview
High School and
The University of Toledo,
where I worked as a Software Specialist until 1999.
I now live in the
Austin, Texas area,
with my cat
Buddha. (See also
Dharma, who no
longer lives with me and Buddha.)
While I don't smile a lot, I do believe in the concepts behind the smiley
face. I love the smiley face, even when used in Wal-Mart commercials,
on boxer shorts, or other unlikely places... I'm a firm believer in
the slogans "Have a nice day" and "Don't worry, be happy." Of course,
my favorite color is yellow, and my favorite color combinations are
yellow with black and yellow with blue.
My interests outside of work are, in no particular order; golf, music,
languages, talking, jokes, religion, cooking, eating, wine, beer, coffee,
waterskiing, and generally anything that involves having a good time :)