A long time before graduate school
Graduate school days
My wife and girls at Lake Arrowhead, not far from our home
Winter view from our backyard in Lake Arrowhead
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Our house, not long after we moved in, and more recently. In the upper picture, that's asphalt right up to the house. In the lower, brickwork is by me.
I am married, with two girls, one a college sophomore, the other now married. My home is in the Lake Arrowhead area. There is the house, a dog and a cat. My wife has taught special education in a local middle school. At different times, I have been active in chess, music, basketball, volleyball and hiking; so I used to be fairly well-rounded! Now I seem to not to have any "free" time, though often I am able to go off in the area walking and thinking with my laptop.
My education includes a BA in Physics, an MDiv in Theology, and the PhD in Philosophy. After the fact, I find a rationale for this educational path: At each stage, I was interested in issues that seemed to me to be fundamental. Even in philosophy, I'm interested in metaphysics and logic, which again seem fundamental.
Prior to graduate school, I held positions working on computer hardware and software - drawing on the degree in physics, and working in a church - drawing on the degree in theology. I also held a memorable job working on the space shuttle, where for a couple months my sole responsibility was to watch a certain power supply, and turn it off in case a red warning light came on. That light never did come on--and the boredom was excruciating. Anyway, it took me a while to find my way into philosophy, but I'm happy to be here!
For fun, here are some phone messages we've had from over the years. They represent a (probably misguided) attempt to suggest philosophy in just one or two sentences.