Interests

My Philosophy

Pictures

Reading

Humor

Hobbies

Music

Movies

Sports

Research

Me

Man & Machine

Man & Machine 3

Man & Machine Crucified

Pie

Girl Friend?

Younger days?

Australia 2001

Camel Jockey

Snorkeling off the Barrier Reef

At Uluru

Asia 2002

In the Great Wall

Forbidden City 1

Forbidden City 2

Forbidden City 3

Brussels 2002

Rue du Bouche

Sweden 2003

Uppsala

Asia 2004

Building Bridges

Sweden 2004

The Absolut Ice Bar

Most Admired Persons:

Stephen W. Hawking

Peter Drucker

W. Edwards Deming

Sir Ermest Shackleton – Polar Explorer

Roald Amundsen – Polar Explorer

Yoda

Research

Project Management

Artificial Life

Reading

My favorite authors are:

J.R.R. Tolkein

C.S. Lewis

Herman Hesse

Humor

For satire, I like the songs of Tom Lehrer and the Monty Python movies.

I like just about any cartoons, but my favorites are:

Dilbert

The Far Side – Gary Larson

Music

I like just about any kind of music, but Jazz is my favorite genre. Favorite artists include:

Ahmad Jamal

Keiko Matsui

Dave Brubeck

Jimmy Buffet

Johnny Casn

Movies

Favorite movies include:

Office Space (I even have a red stapler like Milton)

Lord of the Rings

2001 Space Odyssey

The Star Wars Trilogy

The Matrix series

Braveheart

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Tommy Boy

Christmas Vacation

Gandhi

Dr. Zhivago

Sports

I like physical fitness activities such as strength training and aerobic exercise. For years, I have participated in local races such as the Bix 7 and the East Moline Firecracker.

Basketball

Big 10

Iowa Hawkeyes

Bulls

Football

Australian Rules

Big 10

Iowa Hawkeyes

Bears

Baseball

Cubs

White Sox

Hobbies

Travel

Public Speaking (Toastmasters International)

Genealogy – international focus on Germany, Luxembourg, and Canada

Digital photography

My audio, video, and computer systems

My media collection

Games – Chess, Go, Scrabble, and card games