Took me awhile to think of something halfway decent, so instead I'll just use this space to post a random thought (read enough and hopefully you'll get a good idea of who I am...)

- In most cases, I've come to realize that "adults" are just big versions of teenagers, who have just made (and hopefully learned from) enough mistakes. I have certainly made enough, and have tried to learn from them.
- I do believe in absolute rights and wrongs in most aspects of life, although these 'absolutes' may not be the same from person to person. I guess what I'm saying is that hyprocisy is a big turn-off for me. If I have an absolute moral code for myself, I should be consistent to that code in all aspects of my life. My actions should match my words.
- However, not to get too political, I also believe that we should not attempt to legislate morality. People must be free to set their own moral code, as long as their choices do not directly impact someone else. Things like this could include seatbelts, abortion, gay marriage, etc. Not to say I support or oppose any of these things. I guess you could call me a closet libertarian.
- Sorry for the rant, I'm not usually this political or outspoken. I can tolerate eveyone, except for the intolerant.

Live and work in Warsaw at an orthopedic company as a financial analyst. I attended IU in the late 90s and lived in Bloomington for about 6 years after that, and just moved back to northern Indiana a couple years ago.

improving the world through number-crunching.

Work-wise... pretty much the spreadsheet/database guru at every workplace I've been. Have become a self-taught Access / SQL expert within my work group.

Outside of work, I'm good at...
* Inserting Foot into Mouth.
* I have a subtle, sometimes dry sense of humor.
* Am proficient at getting lost amongst the backroads of Southern Indiana. There's so much down there that I didn't see or do when I lived in Bloomington, and would like to start going back for little trips.

Not to say I'm *good* at either of them, but I golf in the summers, and play basketball the winters, though not as much as I used to.

For fitness, I run and bike in the summer. Try to run about 30 miles a month, so I'm not doing any huge amount of distance. My goal the last three years has been to break 200 miles over a six-month span. One of these summers, I'll get there.

First Impression: Either that I'm a nice guy, or if I'm having a bad day, that I come off as stuck-up or condescending. However, that reaction is usually because I'm too self-conscious to just open up.

Second and third impression is almost always that I'm a nice, intelligent guy -- the type of guy who holds doors open for people.

Books: most Stephen King, LOTR, 'Season on the Brink' by John Feinstein, 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' by Jared Diamond (an economic/societal study), 'South of the Big Four' by Don Kurtz (a must-read for any native of the Hoosier state), some histories and alt histories

This summer's reading material is a mix of some alt history... "Fox on the Rhine" and "Fox at the Front" (WWII alt history), and a few golf books ("Spirit of St Andrews" and "The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture").

Music:
In general, 80s, 90s alternative, particular artists - Mellencamp, Springsteen, the Eagles, Cake

Food: spicy foods, ribs, pizza, Mexican

Movies: I see that I somehow removed the movie section at some point. Some of my faves are Gladiator, Hoosiers, Tin Cup, Office Space, Idiocracy, and recently Tron Legacy. Everything about that movie screams 'awesome' for someone in their mid-30s: 80s flashbacks and references, "The Dude" (Flinn), the kick-ass musical score, and finally a movie made specifically to look good with fake-looking unnatural CGI, which has wrecked countless other action movies set in the physical world.

computer, golf, long weekends (and long golf weekends), a good book, and the two obligatory responses -- money and food

goals which I am actively pursuing; goals which I should be pursuing but just can't motivate myself to take the first step.

I also think quite a bit about choices I've made thus far in my life, and how much the early choices (and the choices I chose not to make) have affected me for better or worse.

cooking (or die trying) a good meal or ordering takeout, finding a good movie. Maybe going for a late evening run or walk while the sun sets at a secluded city park. If it's a Friday in the summertime, probably trying to get in a quick nine holes of golf.

For more info, read my journal. You'll need to be a favorite.

I'm allergic to dogs (but only the long-haired shedding indoor ones). Not sure about cats, but probably not.

Also, I was the 1992 Indiana State Geography Bee champion (yes, such a thing exists). It's like a Spelling Bee for people who never get lost and can't spell. In this case, the inane trivia talent came in handy. I've got that going for me, which is nice.

In the spring of 2010, I tore my ACL in my right knee.

if you're a golfer (or ever wanted to try)..
if you like quiet conversation
if you're not into yoga
if you have half a brain
if you ...something, something... in the dunes of the cape
if you listen to way too much 70s-80s music..