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I am 64 years old (born April 2, 1961), single and have never been married. I have lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado for the past 34 years (since 1990). I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I received both my BS and MS degrees in Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico. One of the biggest things in my life is my becoming a Christian in the fall of 1995 (29 years ago). A full description of how I became a Christian can be found here. |
Some of the things that I really enjoy doing and that occupy my time are:
- Ballroom Dancing
I've been dancing 37 years (since 1988). I started out with Scandinavian dancing and then got into ballroom dancing. For the past 21 years I've taught beginning ballroom dancing once a month to those interested from my singles group at church. Some of the ballroom dances I do as well as teach are:
- Fox Trot
- Waltz
- Rumba
- Cha-Cha
- East coast swing
- West coast swing
- Tango
- Photography
Although I've been interested in photography for many years, it wasn't until 1990 that I got into photography in a big way when my sister asked me to photograph her wedding and I used that as the excuse I needed to buy a new camera (Nikon 8008). I took a lot of pictures with that camera. Then in 2003 I purchase my first digital camera (Nikon D100) and have not used film since. So I've taken a LOT of pictures since 1990. Some of my favorite subjects are:
- Snow skiing
I started skiing at age 5. Growing up in New Mexico I learned to ski at Sandia Peak which is just outside of Albuquerque. I cut my teeth at Taos which is were I learned to ski the double black diamonds  . At age 15 I joined the National Ski Patrol at Sandia Peak and was on the patrol for 15 years (until I moved to Colorado Springs). While skiing at Arapaho Basin in 1991 I fell and blew my ACL out in my left knee. That has somewhat limited my skiing since then to the blue runs  . But after 33 years of skiing I was ready for something that as a little easier on my knees.
- Scuba diving
I started scuba diving back in 1989 when there was a family reunion in Bonaire. Since then I've been back to Bonaire once and have been diving 7 times in the Bahamas, the most recent being July 2006. Eventually I hope to have some pictures here (though that may be a long time since my slide scanner has stopped working so I've no way to digitize my photos).
- Reading
I really enjoy reading. I prefer mysteries, though I read a lot of other types of books too. Some of my favorite authors and books are shown below.
Bible
God | Tom Clancy
The Hunt for the Red October | Lilian Jackson Braun
The 'cat' books | Diane Mott Davidson
The 'cook' books | Emily Brightwell
Mrs. Jeffries books | Dorothy Gilman
Mrs. Pollifax books | Frank Peretti
This Present Darkness | Tim LaHaye/Jerry Jenkins
The Left Behind series | Dale Brown
Flight of the Old Dog | Robert Ludlum | Sue Grafton
The alphabet books | Dick Francis
The 'horse' books |
- Bike riding
I bought my first bike about 36 years ago. It was a street bike and in 1989 I participated in the "Tour de Taos" which was a bike ride to raise money for MS. The ride was from Albuquerque, NM to Taos, NM (2 days). When I moved to Colorado Springs I purchased a mountain bike. There are many trails on which to ride, though I don't ride nearly enough.
- Sailing
I started sailing 40 years ago in 1985 when I went on a bare boat trip in the Florida Keys. Since then I've sailed 3 times in the British Virgin Islands and once in the Grenadines. Sadly, I've not been sailing in about 15 years (scuba diving took sailings place).
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