Back in Silicon Valley, going anywhere soon ;)

55 ++ countries woohoo, but I'll never catch Andy Carvin., its that Travel Divide and he is a have. Okay I spend more time on EBay than any other website.(is that bad ?) I balance that with getting friends to use Freecycle.org, Hospitaltyclub.org and Couchsurfing.com.., other travel sites

I am a generic user, hoping you can teach me something. A recent Ruby convert, taking Kitesurfing classes and working on my AFF skydive license.

You will find many great thoughts, ideas and people here. I have become more aware of issues and more peaceful through this center of interaction. From the people with the most negatives to the folks with most, the experience expands my mind.

Red Cross CPR volunteer instructor in training. http://www.training.fema.gov/emi web/index.asp

Coast Guard Auxillary Volunteer in-process. (pilots fly for free) http://www.uscgaux-d11nr.org/Ope rations/air/ If you own an airplane, take a look. http://mdickinson.com/cgaux/cgau x_pilot.htm

PADI Certified Rescue Diver http://padi.com/english/common/c ourses/rec/continue/aow.asp

I get far more value out of the Community than I will ever be able to put into it.

http://couchsurfing.com/uaflyer I help coordinate Volunters for http://secure.hospitalityclub.or g/hc/travel.php?cid=uaflyer

Learning to speak Ruby ! http://rubyonrails.org/

I really enjoy SDForum.

You can visit me here. (my pic) WIP

I am a horrible speller (worse with age), so you are invited to correct me. I may be more frequently a poor text communicator. I tend to peep, more than write.