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February 22, 1980 (31 Years Old)

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Married

I drink

No

Husband to Katy . . . father to furballs

Lowville, New York

My household (you may have seen a few pictures) consists of my wife Katy, two cats (Travers and Laila), and two dogs (Faegan and Junior).  As for the remainder of my family . . . my three younger brothers, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins . . . the majority of them live in the great white north of upstate New York.

1998 - Beaver River Central School
2003 - Syracuse University (Bachelor of Architecture)
Today - still trying to connect all the dots

I am endlessly fascinated with food (I include wine and beer in that category), travel, and history among other things. When you cant reach me there is a fair chance that I am channel surfing between the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, the Travel Channel, and the Food Network.

I don't do a lot of what one might call "reading" . . . especially lately (unless you count Architecture Exam Review Volumes I and II). If I were to list a favorite book here, I would be ridiculed by most who know me well (including the Mrs.).

Bring it on . . . I will try anything. I may not go back for seconds, but I will give it a go. If I had to choose a few things they would be the simple ones from my youth . . . things like Croghan bologna sandwiches with sharp cheddar, venison anything, cheese curd, and (though my wife laughs when I say it) New Bremen General Store subs. A gold star goes to those who can identify all of those items (except my family members on the site :)

This one is tough to nail down. I was one in college who would bring both Tchaikovsky and Marilyn Manson cds with me to studio for the all nighters. Right now I have been listening to The Screaming Trees for at least the last month in my car (sorry honey). I guess one thing that is a constant is that I am generally not a fan of "top 40" music. To me, my taste in music all depends on the mood I am in at the time.

I will be the first to admit that I haven't seen as many movies as perhaps I should. Movies like Office Space, Reservoir Dogs, and Tombstone I will watch any time . . . even on cable. I have become a fan of horror movies . . . especially those of late such as the Saw series, Hostel, and Rob Zombies' movies (especially The Devil's Rejects). I also have a soft spot for movies like American Ninja and Army of Darkness.

As mentioned, I will generally surf between the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, the Travel Channel, and the Food Network for my entertainment. Of course I also have a heavy dose of ESPN and other sports related programming. Throw in some gloriously crappy movies on the sci-fi channel, Family Guy, and the Simpsons and my day is complete.

Speaking in respect to my career, I think am still waiting to discover my real passion. However I love my wife and my furry children greatly so there is no day in my life that I should complain too much. I love to travel (and dream of travelling) . . . I only wish I could do it more often. I love good food and good friends/family . . . preferably together. Oh yeah . . . and I love playing video games new and old :)

Heroes are a hard thing for me to define. No matter how I categorize that word with a definition, my father would be on my list. However much might I might joke with him, I have a great deal of respect for who he is as a person and how much he has done for me in my life. For that and other reasons I look up to him. Its seems that the only people that I would put in this category are those in my family that I know so well. Why look for heroes in people that I don't know when I have/had grandparents and uncles and aunts and siblings and cousins whom are such great people? I owe much of who and what I am today to them and thank them for that.