I built my first website in 1996 while working toward my master's degree in physical therapy at Boston University. I finished that degree while tinkering with early Web technology, got licensed as a physical therapist, and promptly got sucked into the tech world by way of the dot com boom less than a year after I started my clinical career.

I like finding quirky places to explore, reading non-fiction, seeing live music (esp acoustic and folk), trying hole in the wall places to eat, playing harmonica, and doing photography. I was once a insane exercise freak, but I'm pretty happy these days to have a more "normal person" exercise routine. I put in some miles running, lift the occasional weights, punch and kick things, and practice Northern Shaolin Kung Fu.

I live with my wife Mary, a roommate, our very cheerful canary, Buddy and our sort of cat, Mrs. Peterson. That's "sort of" as in "sort of ours" and not me suspecting that she's not 100% cat. I'm sure you wanted to know that. Carry on.