5 things about me

Like a bad chain letter, the 5 things about... has reached me via David Starr.
"thank" for this.

OK, here it goes.

• In college I was in the Dance Guild (we did 2 performances per year. The ratio was something like 20 good-looking, spandex-wearing girls for every guy...and I met my wife there), and I studied classical guitar. But, unlike most of you Johnny come latelys, my degree is in computer science.
  
• I was raised in a barn. Ok, I grew up on a dairy in southern Idaho, far away from the bad influences of school friends and cable. Just don't blame me for leaving the door open. This is also where I developed my love of computers. My dad bought us a computer (AT&T 6300) to manage the dairy back in 1985. I was hooked as soon as I saw Word Perfect with spell check and Kings Quest.
  
• My first love growing up was newspaper comics. Peanuts, Heathcliff, Calvin and Hobbes, and The Far Side are all on my bookshelf. Note: Calvin and Hobbes is the best.
  
• I was a ranked ranked fencer, lettered in three sports (football, wrestling, and track), and I have studied Judo and Judiko. So much for my bumbling computer geek image. The only sport I play anymore is golf.
  
• My other passions are wood working, BBQ, beer, and NFL football.

So, no good deed goes unpunished. I tag Jim McKeeth, Dave Herron (who doesn't blog enough), and....? I guess I'll just stop there.