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About Me

I'm a pure bread computer geek who is branching out into the world of off-road Jeeping.
But the real loves of my life are my wife and two kids.
I like playing Frisbee Golf and I tend to do better than I do at real golf (average +4 per game rather than +4 per hole ;)
Lately I've been playing with several different aspects of design. From websites to vehicle graphics... it may be for work, but it is still pretty fun.
I use to play drums--everything from triangle to quads in marching band, cymbals to timpani in orchestra, and kit at home.
I guess I enjoy programming... I have been doing it for more than 2/3rds of my life and I'm making a career out of it. So far I don't hate my job, so I must still like it :)
The annual camping/boating trips to Lake Mead are some of my fondest memories from growing up--maybe not the part where I got severe sunburns on the tops of my feet . Where I'd like to go:

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Even though she has been in more than one person's share of bad movies, I would have to say that Sanda Bullock would be a top pick [and probably her husband, Jesse James , would be cool to meet too...]
Who wouldn't want to meet Richard Dean Anderson [AKA "MacGyver"]? I have liked most of the shows he has starred in.
Since the untimely demise of his morning radio show , I would love to have a conversation with Dicky Barrett .
Jamie and Adam seem like the type of people I could sit down and have a great conversation with and when it is over realize that there are folks in this world even geekier than me. ;)
And how could I leave off my childhood hero, Weird Al ?.
How cool would it be to have a meal with Buzz Aldrin or one of the other 23 Astronauts who have left Earth's orbit? And I hear he is an incredibly nice and down to earth guy--if you'll pardon the pun! ;)
These two people simply amaze me. You may know Norm Abram from This Old House , but where his talent really shines is in his New Yankee Workshop . David Marks may be less well known but his work is flawless. I may not always agree with the style of what he builds on Wood Works , but the execution is perfect and always made beautifully.

My Blog

Last Chance

I'm so glad this year is nearly over... It has been hectic and horrible at times and at the same time wonderful and blessed. That's not really what I wanted to blog about, but I just had to get that...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:50:00 GMT

Ho Ho Ho

Guess it is that time of year again, when everyon starts to bug Mel about "what does Nate and the kids want for Christmas?" Well I'll let Mel speak for the kids and I'll try to keep list up here for ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:44:00 GMT

Redesigning Myspace

So I got the urge to finally do more than the 5 minute no name myspace generator to my page. I must say that I'm thoroughly impressed by how completely aweful the HTML of this site is. Whi...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:21:00 GMT

Latest nothin' going on...

Well, not much going on in the Jeep area lately. I got to get it dirty a couple of times at "Hanggliders." The family and I went with Hoby and family. It had just rained so it was good and muddy so...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:13:00 GMT

The install [Part 1]

So the bumper arrived the Friday before the Super Bowl, but unfortunately it has some damage to the finish. The worst parts of the damage were the hinge and latch corners where it appers that UP...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:51:00 GMT

Delays...

So they didn't get my bumper out when they said they would, but it looks like it is on it's way now... According to UPS it should be here Friday. Just in time to screw up Super Bowl weekend ;)
Posted by on Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:54:00 GMT

It's on the way!

My new rear bumper and tire carrier is shipping tomorrow. I finally chose the LoD Xtreme Duty and ordered it on December 30th. It was supposed to take 5-6 weeks to fabricate and another week to ship...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:59:00 GMT

Eureka! I have found it!

If there is one thing that I don't like about the looks of the stock Jeep, it is definately the tail lights. And apparently I'm not the only one. Many of the Jeeps you see that have been modifie...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Dec 2005 09:21:00 GMT

More Jeep Stuff OR Great gift ideas for Nathan ;)

So I'm told that I have to make a list of things I'd go nuts for if I were to receive for Christmas. I think this will be the first of many Christmas/Birthday/Father's Day/Arbor Day celebrations where...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:32:00 GMT

Jeep accessories

So now that I'm a proud Jeep owner, I need to start thinking about what I need to do to make my TJ unique to me... I recently was invited to go to the Off Road Expo and had a chance to see lots of coo...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Oct 2005 01:16:00 GMT