Dad, Software Engineer, Amateur Chef, Pug Wrangler. Thoughtful. Some folks walk to a singular drumbeat; I carry an entire rhythm section. Years ago I rode my bicycle from Oregon to Colorado. I'd love to do something similar again.

Learning how to be a single parent. Trying to raise a child to be a strong, independent problem solver. Coping with a lot changes. Cooking when I have time. Solving wacky software problems. Building a business with my friends. Sketching (badly). Learning to use color and light. Playing golf with my kid. Camping. Raising a couple of pugs. Doing whatever my kid finds interesting. Trying to get my kid to do what interests me. The kid and I just sewed her up a bespoke halloween costume. Basically I like to create.

Cooking. Did I mention that already? Learning new stuff. I'm a student of much and a master of little. I play ping-pong pretty well. I can build a bicycle wheel from scratch. Urban bicycling; I've spent more time on my bicycle than I have driving my car. Nowadays maybe more time in the car than I'd like. I'll take almost anything apart. Just give me some time to get it re-assembled. Car camping.

I'm not sure what folks notice first, but the first comment usually has to do with my sense of humor or my t-shirts.

A People's History of the United States, The World According to Garp, The Mismeasure of Man, Neuromancer, Count Zero, The Earthsea Trilogy, Baking with Julia, How to Cook Everything.

Sheryl Crow, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Classical Indian Music, Alison Krauss, Stephen Reich, XTC, Britney Spears, Rush, Björk, Chanticleer, Fela Kuti, Wicked, Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, Kylie Minogue, Peter Gabriel

Xena, Legend of the Seeker, Star Trek (the original series), Louie CK, Bones, Breaking Bad, Invader Zim, Firefly

Food??
Pie, anything but shellfish (I'm allergic)

Who decided six was a good number? I need one at least one more: my tool box. Seriously that's dozens of things.

My kid
Kitchen tools
Camping gear
My bicycle
Sketch pad & art tools
Music
Weather. I love everything, but I love change most of all. Every season is fantastic. Give me the misty rain of Oregon's fall. Let the snow fall on me in Colorado. Send me into the California deserts in late spring. Give me the Texas heat in the summer.

I spend too much time thinking about everything.

Typical stopped about a two years ago. These days I'm hanging with my kid, working a bit, dinner with friends, or maybe just chilling.

I've made my share of mistakes. I've learned things the hard way.