All my life I wanted to get away from my next-to-no-opportunity-havin' hometown of Elmira NY and become a horror movie director, a philosophy professor, a television station worker guy, or a fireman. For a brief spell, I also toyed with the idea of being a Bond-nemisis-type Mad Scientist intent on cleansing and removing humanity (yes, even me) from the Earth. That didn't pan out obviously, because you're reading this now.I escaped from Elmira and now I live in Sacramento and make television. After driving a live truck, shooting sports, dealing with the public, and working in-house in the smaller market in which I started, I decided to only work in-house. Now I'm sotra a utility guy around the number one station in a top 20 tv market. I'm primarily a master control operator, but I often roll tapes for the news or work the robotic studio cameras.
Life turned out better than just ok. I live in a city where people smile quite a bit more than other places I've lived. Here, it's 80 degrees in late October and flowers bloom in February. Maybe that's part of why everyone is less miserable than places I experienced back East.
Look at a map of Sacramento and you'll see a 30 by 30 block grid downtown. I live, play, and work there. I ride a Honda scooter that tops out at about 45mph. Sometimes I'll go to Old Sac and walk around where cowboy history went down or sip espresso near where folx used to catch the steamer to SF 140 or more years ago. Sometimes I'll go by one of the rivers and chill or ride my bike along the American River Trail. Sometimes I'll just hop on my bike or the scoot and just go.
Then there's Nicola. I'm in love with the coolest chick I've ever known. She's my best friend, too. She's beautiful and smart and can most likely cook better than you. We have many adventures, too. She's a math whizkid who does statistical analysis for the state. Look in my friends section for Lola Pinkwater's page and check her out.
