I continue to experiment with how to be good in a chaotic world. I've been a hippie-craftsman, a hindu monk, and a masseur. I chose not to have children until I could support them with sustainable technology, so now my only close relative is one sister, also childless. My vocation is developing human-powered vehicles and other alternative]] technology, which I sometimes support with handyman work, if it is educational or particularly good for conservation. I'm quite concerned with global warming, peak oil, and social equality.

I recently moved to a small town in northern Saskatchewan to re-group and focus on building a new prototype vehicle without waiting for good business partnerships to form. I'm almost done my new workshop, but need to get after the paperwork and learning modern drafting. I've spent a lot of time getting to know my new bioregion and thinking over sustainable ways to stay warm and energized. I'm hoping to work with some other people to make an experimental off-grid house and or community in this area. I'm putting a solar collector on my house, but hoping to get the whole town onto the kind of combined heat and power unit I picked out, so I don't wind up with the only warm, well-lit house in town one of these weeks.

P.S. - I recently found some new and better ways to cope with the gaps in my early life, and feel much more comfortable with people.

Making things that have never been made before, and not taking small steps or including inappropriate parts in design. My 1st attempt at a vehicle won the world championship for practical pedal vehicles ten years later. I can often make things with half the parts and/or material often used. I have only taught a few seminars, but they were very well received. I can get a laugh from a roomful of strangers. Some of my snapshots are postcard grade. Doing massage, I get great reviews and good tips. I listen patiently to things nobody else gets told. People like to get my perspective on things that seem too big.

I'm fairly tall and thin, usually with indifferent posture. My clothes are usually clean but a bit worn, and my hair and beard are a bit long about half the time. If I'm getting noticed, I'm usually messing around with something much more interesting to look at.

Here, they notice the goofy name, -snthdiueoa, which got locked in when I first came here just to post some information. I'd tried many more mellifluous monikers, and just wanted to get something unique enough to get on.

I'm a lacto-vegetarian with a simple, practical taste in food, emphasizing fresh and organic where it does not involve too much fuel. Robert Persig, Ursula LeGuin, and J.E. Gordon are my favourite authors. I listen to more old folk and rock music with good lyrics than anything else, but that's only half the collection. I've never owned a TV, but enjoy some comedy or documentary movies. I like reading popular articles on psychology, sociobiology, and related topics.

Air
Water
Shelter
Food
Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and other reference material.
Meaningful Communication

Issues around peace and justice.

Wondering if I should listen to the re-run of Randy Bachman's show.

I have asperger's syndrome. Ie: I'm a nerd, and I don't understand some social conventions.

You share several interests and have any potential proximity to Northern Saskatchewan.