It’s been a blur up until now - so much so that I can hardly recall, let alone put it down in some coherent structure.

I’m a dyed in the wool nerd with a large family (kid #7 on the way), a beautiful wife and (apparently) an over abundance of free time.

Other non-nerd bits:
> I’m pursuing an ordination as a Catholic deacon. 
> We home school our kids. 
> I am politically active.

Nerd Bits:
> I won the Minnesota State High School League’s computer programming contest as a Junior.
> I went to college to be a cop, but minored in computer science.
> I have written one programming book (out of print) and several magazine articles.
> I have spoken at many conferences (including Java One) and taught nationally
> I can type with my toes
> I work primarily in Java and related web languages.