I live in the southwestern united States because the land is beautiful and I don't have to scrape sunshine off my windshield.

I do computer systems engineering by day but I would rather teach U.S. history, race cars, or take a drive around the Arizona.

Sometimes it seems as if I work too much and play too little, and I probably have some kind of addiction to coffee.

I enjoy doing things like driving little fast cars, shooting guns, going on road trips, modifying automobiles, riding motorcycles, robotics, video games, and making new things out of other things. I enjoy reading, writing, politics, current events, hiking out into the woods, bicycling, and sometimes I take pictures and post them here or there.  My creative focus is diverse.

To borrow a line from Robert Heinlein:

I think a human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, handle a firearm, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, and die gallantly.  Specialization is for insects.

If you want to get in touch with me for whatever reason, send a note to [k][a][t][e]@[l][o][u][x].[o][r][g]

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