Activities:

I enjoy photography (duh), studying weather, ground-level ozone, gardening, storm chasing, bike riding, playing scrabble, ping-pong and hiking. 

Favorite Music:

My i-pod is filled with over 6000 songs, ranging from Classic Rock, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin, Country, Comedy and Blues. Notice that I have not included Hip-Hop or Rap...there is a reason for this! 

Favorite TV Shows:

Since I stay pretty busy with my family (wife Jennifer and daughters Aubrey and Kathleen), work and hobbies, I don't have time to watch much TV. When I do, I enjoy Jeopardy, news and science programs, vintage TV sitcoms and some sports, especially baseball. 

Favorite Movies:

Too many! I like sci-fi, comedies, dramas and older musicals (the ones with dialog and music).

Favorite Books:

As much as I like to write fiction, my favorite books over the past ten years have been biographies, like Benjamin Franklin, by Walter Isaccson.

Favorite Quotations:

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.   Benjamin Franklin

About Me:

In a "nutshell", (actually a rather strange word to describe a quick description of anything), I am a person with many passions in life. I am interested in almost anything and if I had enough years on this planet and was independently wealthy, I would pursue a new direction every year. One of the great things about my life long career has been the diversity it has allowed me to experience. My locations in one week can range from deep dark caverns to high altitude aerials. My subjects can range from a person dressed up in a bee costume to a worker extracting used grease from the back of a restaurant.