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I am an artist using modern technology to do creative things. I also enjoy making computers work on my behalf, and so I automate things when I can. I work in a cubicle by day making complicated things simple and focusing on the complexities inherent in simple things, systematically forgetting how to do things by teaching computers to do them for me, and deftly avoiding boredom by getting things done.
I envision a world in which advanced technology can assist humanity in creating a flourishing and just civilization in balance with nature that enriches our relationships with each other and our understanding and appreciation of the universe. I recognize that is not the world we have, but I am ready to do what I can to make it closer to that. I have developed a diverse range of technical, creative and social capabilities which I bring to my efforts to create a strategic impact on the world as it exists. By aligning the allocation of resources I have available with my objectives, I seek to advance specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound goals in service to my personal mission:
Be a servant leader using technology creatively to enhance and improve the world.
Originally from northern California, I now live in the beautiful City of St. Louis. I'm a passionate advocate for this community.
Fruits and vegetables. While not a vegetarian, I don't really eat much meat, either. Instead I try to eat a whole-food plant-based diet, avoiding animal proteins (especially the industrialized variet) when possible.
In order of preference:
- Walking
- Bicycling
- Public transit
- Automobile
- Swimming
- Coding
- Reading
- Painting
- Gardening
- Organizing
Somewhere outside the Earth's gravity well.
"Knowledge does not keep any better than fish." --- Alfred North Whitehead
"The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values."
--- William S. Burroughs
"I’m supposed to be a scientific person but I use intuition more than logic in making basic decisions." --- Seymour R. Cray
"When we come to it We must confess that we are the possible We are the miraculous, the true wonder of this world That is when, and only when We come to it." --- Maya Angelou