By the time I was 8 years old, several major patterns of my life were firmly established. I loved to read, I loved to write, I loved to make music, I loved to play with technology, I loved animals, and I loved to make things. Anybody who knows me today can attest to the fact that this list covers the vast majority of the ways I spend my time.

As much as I would love to devote all of my time to learning, creativity, and other things I am passionate about, I have to pay the bills too, so I have a professional side. I have worked in the field of software engineering since 1994, I’ve co-authored a few software-related books (none of which are still in print), I’ve run my own consulting company, and worked lots of places on lots of things with lots of cool people. When it comes to technology, I’m capable of being open-minded. I have Macs, Windows PCs, Linux boxen, Android and iOS devices.  I use whatever I like.

Beyond the music making, thing building, software writing, book reading, blog posting, and philosophy discussing, I am also a dad, an avid hiker and fan of the outdoors, a fan of comic books/sci-fi/anime/geek culture, a lover of travel, a college student, predominantly vegan, mostly Buddhist, and about 5 foot 8 inches tall. Add a half-inch for my Chucks.  Thanks for reading.