By day I work on one of the coolest web sites around for a company you've probably heard of. Actually, sometimes I do that by night too, but it doesn't tend to get in the way of my personal life. And I love it.

By night (and by night I mean whenever I'm not working, which sometimes is during the day) I am a father, an avid music lover, photographer and writer, not necessarily in that order. Well, except the father part. My kids are the most important thing in my life. They stay with me three days a week and during those days I'm usually unavailable, save for a little 'net time after bedtime. I don't mix my personal relationships with my kids.

Writing, photography and music - that's how I express myself creatively and provide stimulation and inspiration for my soul. I see a lot of live music, and I mean a lot. I am usually at a show on a weekly basis. I frequent the smaller venues; I've done my time in arenas and I prefer the intimacy and connection that a small club provides. And there is so much good music in this town.

I also write songs and perform them. I tend to write snarky songs with a lot of guitar based in the blues. I'm pretty much a regular at this point at one of the coolest and best open mikes in Boston. If you know who 24HourTom is, you know what I'm talking about.

Blogging. But you can judge for yourself. Check out www.davesphotoblog.com.

I also have a knack for bringing waterlogged cell phones back to life.

I tend to pull out exactly the same number of crackers and cheese slices by random chance. Weird, huh?

I am a very honest person, and that's not a line. I really have a hard time lying. Sometimes I can be, "diplomatic," and pull it off. Most of the time, I express my true feelings both verbally and through body language. But I also don't shy away from talking about very many things. I'm a big guy. I can take it. I'd rather have a hard conversation about a bad topic than pretend everything is cool.

I listen to way too much music to list it all here. But I'll give you a sample. I love the old stuff, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, [insert your favorite classic rocker here]. I listen to a lot of jazz, from the Mahavishnu Orchestra to Garaj Mahal (and Garage a Trois), Dave Fiuczynski, Revolutionary Snake Ensemble and more. I love a band that totally rocks, like Mission of Burma, The Neighborhoods, Buckethead, the Presidents of the USA or the Pretenders. I groove on the blues with Ronnie Earl, Etta James, Mia Dyson, Duke Levine, Bonnie Raitt. And then there's bands like Galactic, Mieka Pauley, Lake Street Dive, The Baker Thomas Band, Brendan Hogan and Parliament. And then there are a lot of local artists (aside from those I've already listed) like Nicole Berke, The New Alibis, The New Frustrations, Sidewalk Driver, January Broke. Oh, I just can't go on, it's just all so good. If only the unwashed masses had any idea of how much great, GREAT music there is in this town. *sigh*.

I love to read, but haven't been reading much lately, although some of my favorites include Robinson Crusoe, The River Wild, Into the Wild, science fiction and the Lord of the Rings.

My favorite movies are about, hmm, let's see if you can guess: Almost Famous, Spinal Tap, That Thing You Do...but I also love the original Andromeda Strain, All About Eve, and of course, Start The Revolution Without Me. I loved the original Producers too, but then it hit Broadway and got so popular that now apparently I have to be all snooty about it.

Food? Love American, Mexican, Chinese, Italian. Hate condiments, vinegar and anything with sour cream in it. That actually sucks, but I can't do much about it at this point.

Music
My Guitar
My Journal (online or those quaint book-like things)
My Kids
My Friends
Women

(but not necessarily in that order)

I've lived abroad and have a somewhat different perspective on American culture than my contemporaries. By the way, living abroad pretty much ruined watching TV for me here in the states. My kids watch it, but I generally don't have the patience for it. If I do watch something, it's usually excerpted on the computer and most of the time it's either Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert.

I'm politically progressive, but very much driven by facts and common sense. If I think something is the right thing to do, it doesn't matter to me if it came from a democratic, republican, libertarian, or martian. Obviously I'm kidding a bit. There have been very few good republican ideas lately.

...either at home loving my kids, or paying my babysitter so I can see a concert or have dinner somewhere. Or both. I mean, both dinner and a concert, not dinner and a concert with my kids. Oh wait a minute, I've done that too.

OK, OK, I give up. I like iCarly, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.

Contact me if you want to explore a friendship with a smart, technically savvy, loyal and yet highly creative and artistic guy. And definitely if you want interesting company for a local concert. You know, Johnny D's, Toad, Church, Precint, The Paradise, The Lizard Lounge - that sort of thing.