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Jeff

Everybody got a itchy itchy finger on the trigger

About Me

Most of it's pretty simple ... see the section about my interests.
Father above all, computer security professional by day, farmer by night, photographer on the side, car enthusiast, sports fan, and a web junkie/programmer since before most knew how to spell WWW.
I'm a fan of sports; I play (and referee) soccer and golf (not lately though). I have played baseball (wonder why they put me in right field?), softball, basketball (but my intramural team wouldn't let me shoot), skiied, and backyard football. I'll watch most college football and basketball games if there's pizza involved. I watch pro sports when it gets down to crunch time, or if the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing. Football season's great on the west coast. Roll out of bed any weekend morning and onto the couch and there's a game on from 10am - 8pm. On the east cost, you gotta wait until past noon.
I'm a fan of Corvette, and motorsports in general. I converse ALMS, SPEED World Challenge GT, a little F1 and NASCAR (they should really turn right more often), and a little SCCA. I'll drive my Corvette most anywhere (if it's paved).
I'm a tone deaf musician (really!). Grew up a well-respected saxophone player and taught myself flute (because there was a really cool jazz song I wanted to play and it required a flute). Can't really make my fingers work right on guitar. G, C, D work nicely for me, as do most major and some minor barre chords.

My Interests

Fast cars (esp. Corvettes), photography, music, soccer, horses, rottweilers, wine (Pinot, Barolo), cards (poker, euchre, spades, hearts), Italy.

I'd like to meet:

My dad's dad. He died before I was born.

Music:

Hard rock bands (GNR, Van Halen, Extreme, Saigon Kick, Aerosmith, The Outpatience, Steelheart and anything else that XM's "The Boneyard" might play). Heavy things like Dream Theater, Death Angel, Motorhead. Classic rock like Rush, Boston, The Doors, Pink Floyd, etc) and most anything played on XM's Top Trax. Recent hard/heavy rock, incl. Brand New Sin, Meldrum, Lacuna Coil, Class Of Zero and some things played on XM's Squizz. Other things like GWAR, NIN. Guitarists like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson. Things you wouldn't expect, like David Sanborn, Spyro Gyra, Tower of Power, Billy Joel, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Asia, The Beach Boys, Huey Lewis. Bands (dead) from the old stomping grounds like Sweet F.A., Ma Kelly. Some bands/artists you probably haven't heard of (yet?), incl. Michael Kelsey, The Boston Horns, and Guards of Metropolis. Some small bands that never really made it and don't exist anymore like Honey Ryder, The Almighty Remainders, Slur and The Dead See ...

Movies:

This Is Spinal Tap, Lost Boys, Star Wars, Star Trek, LOTR, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Ring, Heartbreak Ridge.

Television:

24, Lost, CSI, Deadwood, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Sopranos.

Books:

Anything from Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Anne Rice, JRR Tolkein. But I don't read much.

Heroes:

My dad. My mom's dad (WWII vet). My wife's grandfather (WWII vet and Battle Of The Bulge survivor).

My Blog

God Bless my Great Aunt Ann

My Great Aunt, Ann, passed away on Friday.  She lived 97 years!  She was the last surviving child of nine from my great grandparents, and the last immediate family member from the family tha...
Posted by Jeff on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:41:00 PST

Snow!

Of course the local weather forecasters can never get this stuff right.  Last night, 3" of snow fell on top of a thin sheet of freezing rain.  This type of stuff would barely cause an inconv...
Posted by Jeff on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:43:00 PST