We have one son, Will, who was born in 1994. He loves camping and exploring the woods. This is a picture from a recent camping trip to Clearwater National Forest in Idaho. Nothing better than hotcakes in the great outdoors.

I grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa called Center Point. There were 60 kids in my high school graduating class. There would have been more but one guy got expelled a week before graduation. The school has since consolidated with Urbana (our archenemy in my day) to form CPU High . My mother was a science teacher there 1979 until 2002. Yes, I had her as a teacher--for physics no less!

I went to the University of Northern Iowa as an undergraduate where I majored in Physics (of course) and Math and first developed a liking of Nuclear Physics thanks to Dr. Roger Hanson. Life wasn't all school work (no, really). I enjoyed taking in UNI sporting events, playing intermural softball and basketball (I even got my ass waxed wrestling one year), and the occasional rock concert (not too many big names play the cornfields of Iowa).

 

From there I went off to the big city of Bloomington, Indiana to attend grad school at Indiana University. What can I say about the blah-blah years I spent in grad school? It was interesting, it was fun, it was hell. Just what you might expect.

 

King Albert touches 'em all!

As you can tell by the wallpaper I am a St. Louis Cardinals Fan. So far, 2004 has been a great year to be a Cards fan...and a Cubs hater.

 

Though I have been a Cards fan for 30 years, I must admit to rooting heartily for the Florida Marlins during since coming to Florida. We have attended most of their post season games in 1997 and 2003. Love that Bartman fellow.