Me, in a nutshell
I was the child of two very creative parents - my mother is a well-known calligrapher and teacher, my father is an award-winning painter and university professor. I was born in the mist-shrouded redwood country on the north coast of California. They encouraged me to explore both the visual and the intellectual, and from that I moved into graphic and web design at a fairly early age. I've been developing commercial web sites for more than a decade, since 1992. I've also been into music in a BIG way, so early that I can't even remember. Something of a little hellion, my mother says she used to send me to my room with a poem, and not let me out until I'd set it to music. So it's all her fault. ;-) Then again, my father is also partly to blame, for being so damn good on that guitar!

My explorations continue. Each day brings new challenges and new opportunities. These explorations, and meeting the challenges, whether independently or as a member of a team, are a source of tremendous satisfaction and joy. Each day is a learning experience. Whether on the slopes, on a bike, or on a deadline... the task of the moment is the focal point. I'm always on the lookout for a new angle to make any given task more interesting.

During my travels, someone once told me once to "find the wonder in everything." If you can't see the wonder in something, odds are you aren't looking hard enough. Even when you're doing something mundane, like washing dishes, you can see wonder. If you turn the water off and look into the small droplet of water, you will see the entire room, reflected upside down and backwards. There truly is wonder to be found everywhere.

I've been all over the US, parts of the Middle East, and I'm hoping to visit Europe this fall. Every day has some form of wonder in it. Sometimes it's good, and sometimes it's a trying experience. I could complain about it... except that it's often intentional. It's more fun that way! :-) As my father always says, "Remember, it's ALL part of the adventure".

If you want to know the truth, he was right.