A big bin of mix 'n match parts, quite versatile, practical yet dreamy, a logic freak who goes on intuition, a creative lover of things kept simple, and above all, a nice guy--but not a pushover.

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.

Now I'm a freelance Web developer specializing in dynamic content websites built in PHP and MySQL. Oh and I'm the owner, creator, and builder of this website that you're on right now. I've been a part of online communities ever since 1986 and I started Social Wave in 2003 because I didn't like the direction the social networking industry was heading. It's great that I can meet a million people who share my interest in purple fuzzy slippers that squeak a little when you walk, but I think some of the energy being spent building those castles in the sky need to be plunked down on main street.

Social Wave and project work has kept me away from most of my hobbies and interests, but when I have time 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 studied Northern Shaolin Kung Fu for over ten years, but got sidelined by an ankle injury and don't know if returning to martial arts is in my future.

I live with my fiance' Mary (ArsNova), a roommate, Tuck the canary, and a gang of neighborhood cats who come to our backyard for free belly rubs daily.