Michael

Hey there all !!!
Thank you for stopping by. I hope your life has been full of successes, joy, happiness and any difficult times were few. As a kid one of my great passions was hiking through the wilderness. Today I'll still think about visiting the wilderness and try to as much as time permits. I'd always focus on that summit or destination until I arrived. There were many paths not yet known to be traveled when we were kids and for me not many others realized since, they tend too just appear. As for me the following could be true in the wilderness or in a life.
Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter. -- John Muir, American Naturalist (1838-1914)
Jane (my bride of 28 years) and I have six beautiful children and one grandson. They are our passion, our joy, and our life. In addition, we have 24 nieces & nephews influencing our pride in family.
I've worked the last 25 years if the field of mechanical engineer designing machines that produce computer chips. Being part of a high tech industry has made it very fulfilling and interesting.
What spare time remains you'll find me spending it my with family, a friend, or riding my Bagger (HD - Ultra Classic Electra Glide) in the mountains or along the Pacific coast. I'm not usually found alone in life; although, one time I traveled along the coast from California to Vancouver, B.C. on my own, alone, in solitude, it was a soul cleansing experience. Hopefully, the summer of 2009 I'll make a similar run to Alaska hitting some of the Islands via ferry along the Canadian coast.
Sporting interest are hockey, down-hill skiing, or any other form of winter sport pretty much covers it.
Drop me a line if you can, I'd love to hear from you. Yes, I'm a computer geek. Anyway, take care and be good to yourself.
Regards, Me