I crave adventure and travel, my compass constantly finding a new heading to guide me to the next destination. Drawn to nature, and cultural and community vitality, I relish the opportunity to experience how others in the global community thrive and adapt amongst the daunting challenges we face. Experiencing everything I can through the sights, sounds, textures, smells, and tastes of the world.

My passions are diverse and deeply rooted, including, but not limited to; education, science communication, public health, design, interactivity, food, food science, food systems, sustainability, zymurgy, renewable energy, permaculture, alternative transportation, percussion, backcountry skiing, green building, preventative medicine, art, and architecture.

I am a scientist, skeptic, entrepreneur, zymurgist, foodie, photographer, and conservationist; a champion of sustainability and all that is good.

Being a stay-at-home chef, skiing, photography, trivial pursuit, and finding beauty and awe in everyday experience. Spoiling the hell out of my dog Ursa Major; she's kind of a big deal.

My color shifting blue eyes. Oh and commonly complete strangers ask me to reach items off of the top shelf at the store for them, I must be kind of tall or something.

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Books: A Short History of Nearly Everything, Omnivores Dilemma, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, This is Your Brain on Music, Tao Te Ching, Modernist Cuisine, Sauces, Deep Economy, Bonk, Cradle to Cradle, Why Some Like It Hot, On Food and Cooking, The Wilderness Warrior, Changing Planet - Changing Health, Science as a Contact Sport, Collapse, A Sand County Almanac, Sun, Wind & Light, The River Cottage Meat Book...

Inspirations: Carl Sagan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Seuss, Margaret Mead, Stephen Schneider, Les Stroud, Curious George, Barbara McClintock, Richard Feynman, Aldo Leopold, Paul Epstein, Ferran Adria, Alice Waters, Harold McGee, James Lovelock, Frank Gehry, G.Z. Brown, Edward Tufte, Mitchell Joachim, Neil deGrasse Tyson...

Music: Jamiroquai, Garage a Trois, Bob Marley, Devotchka, Jimi Hendrix, Damien Rice, The Strokes, Galactic, Kings of Leon, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Doc Watson, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Soulive, MF Doom, Bob Dylan, Chet Baker, RJD2, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Edgar Winter Group, The Beatles, Macklemore, Miles Davis, Phoenix, Talib, Art Blakey, Mozart, Blackalicious, Lettuce, Chick Corea, The Cinematic Orchestra, Charlie Hunter, Dispatch, The Flaming Lips, Ravi Shankar, Patrick Watson, The Roots, Medeski Martin and Wood, The Doors, Charles Mingus, Deltron, Jack Johnson, Bela Fleck, Elliot Smith, M83, Greyboy Allstars, Fleet Foxes, Overseer, Vampire Weekend, David Grisman, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Grateful Dead, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma, The Apples, Vampire Weekend, Architecture in Helsinki, Punch Brothers, random animal sounds on http://macaulaylibrary.org/ ...

Shows: NOVA, Horizon, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Star Trek - TNG, Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Oz and James, The Daily Show, Mad Men, Game of Thrones, 30 Rock, Black Books...

Movies: Mononoke-hime, Curious George, The Thomas Crown Affair, Igby Goes Down, Claim, Dazed and Confused, Pulp Fiction, Sideways, Gladiator, Hackers, Royal Tenenbaums, Slumdog Millionare, Sandlot, Mallrats, Fifth Element, Emperors New Groove, The Fountain, Almost Famous, Nausicaa, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Star Trek, WALL-E, LOTR, Young Frankenstein, O' Brother Where Art Though, Blazing Saddles, All I Can, Samsara, Baraka, Moonrise Kingdom...

Food: Anything and everything, although despite Washington's natural bounty I am still learning to appreciate the flavor of mushrooms (some volunteer morels in the garden may have changed my mind.) Whenever possible I ensure my ingredients are grown myself or by local producers who promote and practice ecological agriculture and sustainable development. These days I quite enjoy the opportunity to put fine dining establishments to the test, and these days often find them wanting. That being said, this region has a lot of gems, one of my favorites being The Harvest Vine in Seattle.

Beverages: I am an established beer, natural soda, wine, and liquor nerd.

Autotrophs, water in all its forms, laughter, good fair food, family, and friends.

Bringing happiness and adventure into my life and that of others. What's for dinner, no honestly I think about food a lot. I also spend a good portion of my time thinking about what I can do better/differently in my life and considering the world more systemically.

Friday's will likely find me at home or a friends, cooking, conversing, and enjoying a few home-brews, with the occasional game night, lately dominated by Star Trek - CATAN (Yes, I realize this might say a lot about me.)

I am constantly finding myself at odds between my desire to be a global citizen and early adopter, and my commitment to a low-carbon future. I am ceaselessly inspired by nature and the majestic old growth forests of the PNW; encouraged to live life like a tree, through support of the environment, biodiversity, and community development, both locally and globally; living synergistically to develop a more vibrant and resilient planet to meet the challenges of climate change.

You're open, considerate, passionate, enjoy a good laugh, and try to make the most of every experience. A big plus if you love the great outdoors, travel, and have an appetite for epicuriousity and libation.