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About Me

Son, brother, grandson, brother-in-law, uncle, friend, colleague, musician, ranger -- these are a few of my favorite words that others have used to describe me, all of which are humbling yet make me proud.

My Interests

music, ecology, national parks , politics, philosophy, hiking, Mammoth Cave , bats, frogs, cats, hummingbirds, aquariums, friends, family, travel, history

I'd like to meet:

The cavemen in the GEICO commercials

Music:

Barbershop Harmony Society , Caveman Chorus , Kentucky Vocal Union , University of Kentucky Band , Johnny Cash , Ricky Skaggs , Alison Krauss , Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver , the Del McCoury Band , Jerry Garcia , David Grisman , Old & in the Way, Old Crow Medicine Show , Grateful Dead , the White Stripes , the Raconteurs , Fiona Apple, James Taylor , Buena Vista Social Club , Angelique Kidjo , the Inspirations , the Primitive Quartet , classical, dixieland, jazz

Movies:

Dances with Wolves, Tombstone, Reign Over Me, Grateful Dawg, Buena Vista Social Club, An Inconvenient Truth, Forrest Gump, Titanic, Drum Line, Office Space

Heroes:

Dad, Mom, PaPa, MaMa, Grandpa, Grandma, Krista, Josh and this little angel

Oh, and Bob Ross

My Blog

Crash, boom, bang

Well, today turned out to be a humdinger of a day. I have the option to telecommute (work from home) on Tuesdays and had decided it was a good day to get caught up on some work that needed 'quiet time...
Posted by Timbo on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:30:00 PST

Philly & NYC

I recently took my Mom to Philly and New York City for her birthday. This was her first trip to both cities, and it was a great treat for me to see her enjoy the sites and experience. She ...
Posted by Timbo on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:00:00 PST

Gold digger

This is hilarious. He has a point.
Posted by Timbo on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:40:00 PST

The SCHIP debate

Comparing public education and public health care as an argument for SCHIP is one that I had never heard or considered before. Interesting....
Posted by Timbo on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:42:00 PST

On the road again

I attended a conference in Vegas this past week, and a coworker and I decided to go a few days early to visit three national park sites- Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve and Death V...
Posted by Timbo on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:14:00 PST

U.S. Botanic Garden

One weekend a few months ago, I visited the U.S. Botanic Gardens over near the U.S. Capitol. It's one of those lesser known gems in DC, and it had slipped my mind until I was standing in line wa...
Posted by Timbo on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:52:00 PST

Happy First Anniversary, Mom and Mike!

Congrats on this and many more!September 1, 2006Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Posted by Timbo on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:14:00 PST

Scratch...scratch...scratch, scratch...

Why is it that cats absolutely must use the litter box right after you clean it out??? Or why do they wait until the middle of the night to do their business? It seldom fails that one of my cats will ...
Posted by Timbo on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:30:00 PST

Can you move in a little further, please?

(Repost from March 30, 2006)It's cherry blossom season in the nation's capital, which means that the subway is absolutely jam-packed. At least more so than usual. I enjoy watching the tourist families...
Posted by Timbo on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:24:00 PST

135 cpm

(Another blog from the past that was worth reposting...)There seems to be more and more people wearing headphones on the metro these days. I've tried this a few times, and although I did enjoy getting...
Posted by Timbo on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:17:00 PST