Michael G. profile picture

Michael G.

The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him.

About Me

What I do for a living: I'm a software architect and engineer (yes, really, both). During my working hours, I'm busy designing, building, and deploying enterprise software solutions mostly for the entertainment industry. Yeah, it sounds nerdy and boring, but it's really fun--I get to build things (software) that people use every day! My primary programming language is C#. I have over ten years of experience developing enterprise and personal software solutions and systems. From building simple script-driven web pages, database-driven, dynamic websites, to multi-tiered enterprise systems, I've been developing software using languages and solutions such as Visual Basic, C++, Java, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP, ASP.NET, C#, .Net, Oracle, MySQL, and SQL Server. I'm currently a Microsoft MVP nominee. If you ever need help developing 1) desktop applications and/or 2) web sites, don't hesitate to ask.

I love my family very much, and I would kill myself before letting anything happen to them! While I'm not working or at it with my hobby, I'm enjoying my time with my wife and children!

What I do in my spare time: I'm busy studying, researching, and investigating claims, research, and investigations of the paranormal. I'm a paranormal investigator & researcher with the Los Angeles Paranormal Research Group (LAPRG) . My favorite paranormal interests include the afterlife and ESP. Being an open-minded skeptic, as well as an open-minded believer, I don't readily believe claims of paranormal phenomena. My scientific, evidentiary approach to researching paranormal phenomena is what gives me the sound conclusions and assumptions I effortfully seek.

Contribute your paranormal expertise and experiences to the
International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR)

My Interests

Software architecture and engineering, paranormal research and investigation, etc.

Visit the Los Angeles Paranormal Group website !

Visit the C# .Net Fun website!

Visit the International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR) .

I'd like to meet:

Do you want to be my friend? I won't accept you as a friend if I don't think we have at least something in which we're mutually interested. All my friends are so because I've found something interesting in them. Also, I actually visit my friend's spaces--I don't just add/approve them and never visit and/or interact with them in some way. I don't just add friends to procure a high count. I generally accept friend requests from those who 1) live in Los Angeles, 2) are interested in the paranormal, 3) are into software architecture and/or engineering, and/or 4) have something in which I find very interesting.

I'm a "Visual Mathematician" : According to several IQ tests I've taken, I'm a "Visual Mathematician" . That means I'm very good with visually figuring things out. I have this uncanny ability to recognize people's faces and just about never forget them. There will be times when I'm watching a movie in which I'll get a quick, side-view glimpse of an actor or actress and am able to instantly say who he or she is. It's very weird! I saw a person in the parking lot of a Barnes & Noble book store the other day whom I hadn't seen in over ten years and instantly recognized who he was, and I didn't even know him that well back then--he attended the same class I did, but we didn't associate with each other. There is something about faces that makes me memorize them. For what could this ability be used? Who knows? I'm a programmer!

If you are on my top friends list, it's probably because 1) I know you personally, 2) you've done or said something that really interests and/or impresses me, and/or 3) you've been feeling down lately, and by my placing you there, you may cheer up (hopefully)!

I believe that most people are well-intentioned and honest! People who are also interested in paranormal research and investigation and/or software architecture, engineering, and implementation are those whom I'd like to meet. The following are just some of those who meet that criteria (thanks for being my friends):

Movies:

Checkout this video:The Dove Self-Esteem Fund

Books:

  • A Paranormal Casebook - Loyd Auerbach
    • The Afterlife Experiments - Gary Schwartz, PhD
    Is There An Afterlife? - David Fontana
    Life After Life - Raymond Moody, PhD
    Immortal Remains - Stephan Braude, PhD
    Will Storr Versus the Supernatural
    Afterlife Encounters - Diane Arcangel
    The Scole Experiment - Grant Solomon
    How to Hunt Ghosts - Joshua Warren
    There Is No Death and There Are No Dead - Tom Butler
    The New Children Near-Death Experiences - P. M. H. Atwater, LhD
    There are many more, so if you'd like to know what they are, send me a message accordingly.

    Heroes:

    Every man and women who puts his and her life on the line to protect us from the bad guys! I applaud you all!

    My Blog

    LAPRG Santa Monica Investigation Report

    Note: The following report was pasted from the LAPRG web site. The report is subject to change without notice.Private Residence in Santa Monica Investigation Summary Date/Time Occurred: 11/4/2006 at...
    Posted by Michael G. on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:53:00 PST

    Getting Started with AJAX 1.0 and ASP.NET

    MySpace blocks out JavaScript code, so I'm just going to provide a link to the article/tutorial at my site: http://www.dotnetfun.com/articles/asp.net/ajax/1.0/GettingSt artedWithASPNETAndAJAX.aspx...
    Posted by Michael G. on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:59:00 PST

    If we disagree on something, will you not be my friend?

    I recently encountered a situation whereby I expressed my opinion about a photographic anomaly posted on another MySpace friend's space, and that person removed me as his/her friend as a result! The ...
    Posted by Michael G. on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:33:00 PST

    This is how I spent the last day of my X-mas & Vegas Vacation!

    After having opened presents and saying some good-byes to loved ones, I arrived in Las Vegas on Christmas afternoon with my family. It was a pretty good vacation up until the last day--Friday, Dec. 29...
    Posted by Michael G. on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:46:00 PST

    The Queen Mary may get a new lease owner!

    I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing for us paranormal investigators. Who knows what the new owner will do with the ship. The courts appointed a trustee to sell the lease to whomever wants to b...
    Posted by Michael G. on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:27:00 PST

    I thought I may have had cancer--it was scary.

    About a month ago, I was laying on my bed reading Diane Arcangel's Afterlife Encounters when I discovered a hard lump on my chest where the clavicle (collarbone) connects to the sternum (called the s...
    Posted by Michael G. on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:29:00 PST

    The International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR) is well underway!

    The International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR) is still being developed, but it's got a lot of features which can be used now. Paranormal investigators and researchers can now sta...
    Posted by Michael G. on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:11:00 PST

    The Work at Il Laboratorio Supports the EVP Hypothesis

    I just read an article at the AA-EVP web site about Paolo Presi's presentation at the 2006 AA-EVP Conference. In it he describes the Il Laboratorio's experiments into EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena)....
    Posted by Michael G. on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:32:00 PST