Husband. Father: two boys. Poker player: live since mid ‘80s; online since ‘00. Poker table builder for fun (and slim profit): four. Mac Evangelista of yore. Goalie (beer league). Curler (more beer). Golf (even more beer). Guinness fan.

I’m “in computers” by profession so I have a few venues as creative outlets. This may be another. My interaction is usually directly proportional to my need to relieve stress.

Last Read: I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby (Recommended)

Quotables:

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Cicero

“We cherish books even if unread, their mere presence exudes comfort, their ready access, reassurance.” – A. E. Newton (QOTD 18 Feb 2005)

“[T]he buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching towards infinity…” – A. E. Newton (QOTD 18 Feb 2005)

“Not only were we naked, starving, and far from our little homes, but we were without any good books as well.” – Karen Gordon (QOTD 18 Mar 2005)

“There are really only two reasons to write: desperation or revenge.” – Elizabeth Hardwick (1916-2007), writer, as quoted by her former student Darryl Pinckney. (QOTD 13 May 2008)