Present

• Programming. I am a hobby programmer and enjoy working in the Unix environment using using Bash and Vim. My favorite language is Go, and I also use Claude Code. My GitHub page lists my public projects, and I have also been working for decades on a large private project.

Past

• Parachuting. I have 423 parachute jumps, with three of those being BASE jumps from the Perrine Bridge. I was mostly interested in freeflying, and achieved the FF2 (Freefly 2) qualification from the British Parachute Association. I was also certified as a Senior Parachute Rigger by the FAA. My favorite dropzone was Skydive Elsinore, and the smallest canopy I jumped was a Cobalt 135.
  
  
• Skateboarding. I skated for around 20 years, and have many happy memories of skating with friends and alone. I was primarily a street skater, and was lucky enough to skate with both Tom Penny and the Gonz. My favorite tricks were fakie bigspins, kickflips, frontside 360 shove-its, and manuals.
  
  
• Running. I always ran solo, and usually in West Seattle. My PB (personal best) 10K was 49:53 at age 42, and my PB half marathon was 01:59:23 at age 47. I ran one marathon, in 04:53:20 at age 47.
  
  
• Rock climbing. I climbed mostly indoors, although I have bouldered outdoors in several US states and sport climbed outdoors in the US, Australia, and Thailand. Indoor ratings have a tendency to be a bit soft, but I climbed indoors at around a 5.11 level. My favorite gym was Atlanta Rocks.
  
  
• Martial arts. At university I studied Jiu Jitsu for one year and achieved a green belt. Later, I studied ITF Taekwon-Do for one year and also achieved a green belt.

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