About The Author

There's not much to tell, unless we get into ancient history, which is boring. Some things that can describe me these days are: I'm a dad, and live with my interesting, not too large, and usually happy family in a pleasant, wooded district near the college in a not too large city in Oregon. I recombine and ride old bikes, get messy in the back yard, create and then blow up tube type guitar amps, take pictures of birds and cute bugs, and some other stuff; everything that I'm interested in, I will remain a student of, and never a master. Lately, I've been learning to write.

Call me Jim. If someone says "Hey Jim - let's open a couple dark beers!", I'll come running.

This may surprise some friends, but I'm actually a fairly conservative guy. Which means, I believe in helping out a neighbor, I love and support my family above all else, I care deeply about the country I live in, and I'll always make friends with children and dogs, unless they're trying to bite my hand off; the dogs, that is. I tend not to jump into new trends or tech platforms right away (don't like "beta" anything), am leery of experimental gene research and insufficiently vetted medical stuff, hate having cars I can't work on, and I generally, as Bob Dylan said, "Don't follow leaders".

I also believe that government, churches, and your snoopy aunt, should stay the heck out of what we do in the bedroom (and the bathroom too; also, stay out of my garage), that women's medical decisions should be made by them only, that children should not be subjected to physical abuse (ie: punishment) at home, and that everyone's rights and privileges should be respected, and defended, no matter what creed or color. If you think these are "liberal" ideas, well, you're crazy, period.

And I'm not.

So, as long as you're here, how about some beer?