Present

• Pittsburgh, PA
  1994-99

Moved back to Pittsburgh in 1994.

Hobbies:
Art, Writing, Design, Hot Sauces, Cooking and Computers

Music:
Anything on the WYEP 91.3 FM or National Public Radio.

Hair Length: Short (er) and sporting a Goatee

Favorite Drink: Strong Black Coffee or Double Espresso.

Fiancee: Amy Garner

Jobs:
MH/MR Case Worker
Advertising Sales Rep
Computer Salesperson
Freelance Web Designer

Car: 1989 Buick Skylark with automatic transmission and factory stereo. Favorite bumpersitcker: "One Day At A Time."

Childhood

• Pittsburgh, PA 1969-80
• Houston, TX, 1980-81

Brother Born in 1972. Parents start dressing us in identical clothes soon afterwards.

Hobbies:
Anything to do with Cars

Sports:
Baseball - 1st Base. Team sponsored by Atria's Bar and Grill. Also played soccer - defense.

Music:
Anything by The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel

Pet:
Buddy, a mixed breed, hit by a car in Houston, TX, 1980

Moved to Houston, TX. Didn't like the town too much. Got beat up for wearing a Pittsburgh Steeler jersey on Oiler's Luv ya Blue Day. Resentment towards Texas begins.

Adolescence

• London, England
  1981-84
• Pittsburgh, PA
  1984-87

Moved to London, England, attended American School In London. Puberty hits circa mid-1982. Awkwardness ensues.

Hobbies:
Anything to do with Cars. Toured Porsche Factory at Stuttgart in 1983. Model building escalates to fever pitch.

Sports:
Stopped playing sports, got into theater instead.

Music:
Anything AC/DC, Van Halen and the Rolling Stones. Bought first Guitar (J.B. Player) 1986.

Pets:
Mr. Darcy and Dash, two black & tan King Charles Spaniels

Jobs:
Pittsburgh Press Paperboy
McDonald's, 1986
Mowed Lawns

Infancy

• Born In Pittsburgh, PA
  1969

Born with 10 toes and fingers

Brought home from the hospital in a red VW Bug

Hobbies: Eating, Sleeping and Crying, and putting things in mouth

First Book Read: Go Dog Go

Nickname: Mouse

College

• Wooster, OH 1987-91

Attended The College Of Wooster, studied Communication, and other subjects. BA in 1991.

Hobbies:
Got involved with the radio station and worked as DJ and Music Director.

Sports:
Drinking Beer (joined a fraternity).

Music:
Developed a strong dislike for The Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd. Followed bands like Soul Asylum, Drivin' n' Cryin and anything by The Ramones and Bob Dylan.

Summer Jobs:
Carpenter's Apprentice
Line Cook
Late Night DJ
Liquor Store Clerk

First Car:
Green 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit with a roof rack and a $50 stereo and 40 bumper stickers. Favorite bumper sticker: "Free Tibet".

Early Adulthood

• Martha's Vineyard, MA
  1991-94

Lived on Martha's Vineyard for a couple of years out of college. Cold, quiet winters hardened the spirit.

Hobbies:
Painted approximately 30 works of art. Went to beach 3 times over the three years spent on the island

Music:
Lots of Jazz, Blues and Folk

Hair Length: Long with big beard

Favorite Drink: Micro-Brewed Beer

Jobs:
Book Store Manager
MH/MR Vocational Specialist
Movie Projectionist

Car: Same 1982 Volkswagen with over 120,000 miles and new brakes, water pump, alternator, exhaust, tires, and $100 stereo. Favorite bumper sticker: "Kill Your Television"