About Me

I'm a retired Incident Manager and Site Reliability Engineer having spent almost 30 years with Mastercard.  

I enjoy motorcycling, specifically long distance endurance riding.  I didn't start riding until my mid-thirties.  A friend from church knew I had taken the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Ride Course (which I HIGHLY recommend!) and offered to sell me his wife's 1982 Honda GL500 Interstate (aka Silverwing - but not the scooter variety).

I owned that bike for a couple years and then purchased a 1996 Kawasaki Vulcan.  After a short time I realized the Vulcan was not what I hoped it would be (not more comfortable for me, and even less so for my wife!) and I purchased a 2000 Honda ST1100.  I did my first Iron Butt Association certified ride, a saddlesore 1000, in June 2010 on that bike.  I learned not only could I do it, but I enjoyed it!

In 2019 I traded the ST1100 for a 2007 Honda Goldwing ABS.  I upgraded the suspension with the most excellent Mega Monty package from Traxxion Dynamics.

Other things about me:

I always admired the handlebar moustache as favored by some men I knew from association with singing barbershop music for many years.  I spent two summers singing professionally in a quartet at our local Six Flags Amusement park.  

Later, I enjoyed being a member of the Ambassadors of Harmony men's barbershop chorus and earned 2 Gold and 2 Silver Medals from the International Chorus Competition.   Here's our 2009-winning version of 76 Trombones. 

I'm happily married to my wonderful wife of 30+ years and we have 2 terrific grown children. My Christian faith is an important priority and I'm actively involved member with Immanuel Lutheran Church and School.

My wife is a mental health therapist with her own private practice. She also is the counseling director for a non-profit ministry supporting professional church workers.