I'm a fairly "normal" person, whatever that means. I've always been mellow and easy-going. Life's too short to get stressed out over every little thing. :)
My main interests are building and riding motorcycles, reading Sci-Fi and science books, teaching myself LabVIEW programming (currently, for the job), and doing basically anything outdoors. I also like fabricating parts for my bike (1995 H-D Dyna) and truck (1978 Ford F-100 Custom). Anyone can buy chrome parts for their machines and bolt them on, but I prefer to have custom, one-of-a-kind parts, which means that I usually have to make them myself.
I also dabble in computer repair. I used to do it as a part-time job and owned my own business, but found that I just didn't have the time to do it anymore. I've been working as a turbine engine technician for a total of 28 years as my main career, both in the USAF and now for a civilian company, Wood Group Pratt & Whitney Industrial Turbine Services. Our home office and shop is located in Windsor Locks, CT. We haul the engines up here to the former Plattsburgh AFB to test them.
Another hobby of mine is digital photography. I currently use a Canon EOS 20D digital SLR, but I'm considering upgrading to a 30D or 40D soon. I enjoy outdoor photography the most (I took the background shot for this page), but also take pictures of just about anything that passes by my lens. :) A few of my shots made it onto the jacket of Ten Year Vamp's new live CD that was recorded here in Plattsburgh. Thanks for the credit, Mark!
I may be adding another area to my personal/business website so that I can try to sell some nature shots. Considering what I paid for all my equipment, I may as well try to make a few bucks with it! LOL
OK, by now you are probably wondering... "where did this weirdo come from?". Well, I grew up in a small town (Pendleton) 17 miles east of Niagara Falls and 15 miles northeast of Buffalo, NY. Aside from being settled during the building of the Erie Canal, about the only thing our town is "famous" for is being the hometown of that bastard Tim McVeigh.
I still go back when I can to see my family and friends. It's a nice trip when I ride through the mountains and then follow the southern shore of Lake Ontario.
I've lived in a few other places over the years, including Abilene, TX, and Wichita, KS. I also lived for two years in Keflavik, Iceland. That was one place I really enjoyed and would like to go back for a visit sometime. They are some of the friendliest people I've ever met. I still keep in contact with a couple friends that live up there.
Wondering why I was all the way up in Iceland? I thank the USAF for that. I got to travel quite a bit during those 20 years. I decided to pursue this career field when I was in the 10th grade and went on a field trip to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base. I've always been interested in aircraft, engines in particular, so it was a natural step for me.
I now live in the "North Country" of NY State.... meaning the far northeastern corner of the state between the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain. This was actually my first Air Force "permanent duty" assignment. I've lived here a total of 18 years and love it! I don't really care much for big cities.
That's it for now.
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