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I've been fixing and designing electronic gadgets since the early 1970's. I played
with crystal radio sets. Designed and constructed my own circuits, including printed
circuit boards. Back then, component level meant soldering irons, tubes, relays and
transistors. My first hard drive (5mb or 0.005gb) weighed in at a hefty 250 pounds.
I've programmed in at least a dozen different programming languages. My first
programming experience involved a soldering iron and diodes.
Y2k... Crisis, what crisis
Technicians recognized the Y2K problem back in the 1980's. We couldn't seem to get
anybody to care while we had lots of time to fix it. It was so much more fun to wait
until the last minute and treat it as a horrifying crisis instead.
I kept assuring people we would live, we just needed to fix a few programs that were
date dependent is all. I was quite relieved when I was proven right on Jan 1, 2000.
Internet. Dream come true
I once dreamed, "wouldn't it be great if you could simply go to any computer and
look up anything." For me, the internet really was a dream come true. I've won a
couple of International Web Master awards. I built a dial-up internet service in 1996
and continuously build various types of Unix servers ever since.
Phone Petition
Back in 1995, I became frustrated with the local calling area. Towns a mere 17
miles away were long distance and cost more to call than Europe ($.35/min). I
started and managed a Phone Petition. After gathering 15,000 signatures, it actually
helped change the laws. Our area became one of the largest local calling areas in
the United States.
Nampa Optimist Club
The Nampa Optimist club has been a lot of fun. I helped start the club in 1996 and
was the Charter Vice President. I was President in 1999-2000. Can you imagine, a
computer guy taking on the job of Optimist club President during the Y2K crisis. Now
that's optimism!
During my year as Nampa Optimist President, we started the Nampa Optimist Football
program. Our first year, we had 247 kids on 11 teams.
Over the years, this program has won local and even a couple of International awards.
We now serve about 900 kids on 30+ teams. We also have a 35-acre Nampa Optimist
Park.
SGI-USA Idaho
I've been a member of SGI (Soka Gakkai, Buddhist) since 1974. SGI has always been a
source of inspiration to me. Discovering the intricacies of life depends on effort. A
close examination of cause and effect promotes that effort, then many new
discoveries.
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"A great revolution in just a single individual will help
achieve a change in the destiny of a society, and further,
will enable a change in the destiny of humankind."
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Community Projects
Involvement in my community has been a real eye opener. Only about 10-15% of most
communities get involved. You quickly find out how opposition compromises the final
outcome. This is really what politics is all about.
Just think if 80% got involved. Don't you think things might go differently if more
voices were heard? I've seen a single voice change the entire direction of a project,
so I'm sure of it!
What do they do to you if you don't vote?
Anything they want!!
Running
I've always liked playing sports, especially running. As the Race Director in the
Great Pumpkin Race for 6 years, I like to think I've shared running with a few
thousand other people as well. I've been in the Senior Olympics every year I've been
old enough to.
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