That’s me in the photo on the left during open heart surgery to replace my native aortic valve.
Years ago I was diagnosed with an “organic murmur” and after following it closely with my cardiologist we decided it was a good time to have a replacement of my aortic valve. I was able to plan for [...]
As much fun as Nitinol, FEA, moire interferometry, medical devices and all the other cool stuff I get to work on is, nothing is more rewarding and enjoyable than the couple of days a week that I teach math to kindergarten and elementary school children. I am fortunate to have been invited into my children’s [...]
June 3rd 2008 was beach day for Voyager Elementery students! All twenty first through third graders came over to our home on Rich Passage on the west side of Bainbridge Island to explore the marine life exposed during one of the lowest tides of the year.
It was a very rainy day but that didn’t stop [...]
My interest in EEG and neurofeedback began after I participated in a sleep study at the University of Washingon. I was fascinated with all the various sensors and electronics that the technician was hooking up to me and couldn’t stop asking questions. I got some good answers but realized I was going to have to [...]
I have been mixing and experimenting with medicinal teas for almost thirty years. I was originally inspired by the Beat writers who lauded the wisdom of the East—from meditation to Budism to Art and teas. My first concoctions were mixtures of green teas, with jasmine, chrysanthemum and other flowers. I eventually found my way into [...]
I began building my wooden boat in 1995, just after I moved to Beaverton, OR. I wanted a boat I could take out for overnight trips, either on the Williamette River or around the barrier islands off the Coast of Georgie. I had never undertaken a serious woodworking project before, so it needed to be [...]