Once upon a time, there was a lost young man - nurtured on words and the power of his own analytical mind; angry and kind, powerless and powerful.

He began the Grand Adventure a homeless teenager, then a juggler, a Zen Buddhist monk, a computer whiz, a world traveler. Kindness became activism; curiosity became autodidactic autonomy, and so like so many others, San Francisco was home.

Slowly become an adult, he found Love great and small, and in the vulnerability of relationship he lashed out in childhood pain, wounding many in the process.

Aging, his kindness and his curiosity ripened; interests flowered and bloomed, became accomplishments simple and wonderful. Anger, that other lifetime companion, was reined by time and NVC, revealed by a shaman's medicine, eased by love and affection: a healer's touch for a spasming muscle.

And here we are.

Hi! :)

Seeing patterns. Being curious. Understanding systems. Balancing things on my chin. Cocreating scenius. Being inspired by good ideas. More.

What the first nine months of 2013 will bring.

I've recently begun cooking for myself daily (after an adult lifetime of mostly eating out), and I'm excited about how that will change me.

I've been running a small business for about a year now - a dozen employees, many of whom I count as trusted friends - and I think about that alot, at least during the workweek. :) I love it, and it's a source of much learning and enjoyment.

I'm slowly, consciously training to climb El Capitan (1 year and 8 months from now), and that gives the excuse to do strength training, overcome my fear of lead climbing, learn trad, perhaps even transform this lovely beer belly into a lovely six-pack. :P

And, of course, I'm thinking about how to ..(and how to say this...) how to make avenues of welcome for a partner. How to reach outside my safe and somewhat isolated little box of laptop-ism and find love. Voila, here we begin.

It seems to me that relationships are best begun while sharing something we're passionate about, doing something that enlivens us. I'll likely attempt to bring you rock-climbing, or to a talk at Long Now, or on some random adventure.

My favorite people are intelligent, playful, quick to laugh, perceptive, and appreciative of the wonder of being alive. If that's you, come on over to this side of the table.