I love the outdoors, especially hiking and camping. Though not particularly experienced, I also enjoy kayaking, canoeing, and cycling.

I am pretty enthusiastic about sports. I played Ultimate Frisbee competitively in the past, and still (when I have time) try to play Ultimate Frisbee, basketball, and volleyball in my free time. I am a major fan of Texas Rangers' baseball. I also follow San Antonio Spurs basketball, cycling, and soccer.

I am a moderate computer geek. I often find myself knee-deep in projects like (re)writing websites, hacking my router, installing custom ROMs on my phone (and my wife's phone, much to her chagrin), tinkering with my home theater server/PCs/devices, building computers, and so forth. I am also very interested in the latest developments in science, with a particular interest in astronomy and space exploration.

I have, in the past, been very enthusiastic about writing, especially poetry. My interest has waned over the years, for reasons too complex to explain here. I've put some of my writings on this web site, so humor me and click here to read them.

I enjoy singing in choirs at church. I find myself listening to a wide variety of genres, including classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, rock, world, and so forth. I have a special place in my heart for early 90's alternative rock and folk (e.g. Smashing Pumpkins, Tori Amos).

I no longer care enough my reputation as a writer to admit that my TV/movie interests include Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Unbreakable. My sense of humor follows the lines of Newsradio, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Modern Family, and the Office. I'm developing a bit of a fetish with foreign films and the BBC. My short list of favorite writers include Steinbeck, Hemingway, Li-Young Lee, T.S. Eliot, and Shakespeare.