This is a test.

This life is a test--it is
only a test. If this had been
an actual life, you would
have received further
instructions on where to
go and what to do.

So. I suppose you want to know a little about me. Well, here it is. I even have a resume on the web!

Well, if you're wondering where I am, my schedule may or may not help you very much...

There's the extra-curricular stuff I like to do:

I'm a member of the Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club, W6BHZ
The Fencing Club
I've written some computer programs
And, of course, I like to waste time on the Internet

And then, there's the things I like to do, but don't think I'll get to this year...

The Alpine Ski Team (NOT to be confused with the Ski Club)

Here's a list (small though it may be) of some people's home pages...

Trisha Ginsburg, my girlfriend
Joshua Hill, a rather disturbed individual (who also happens to be my roommate)
Dave Spencer, an equally sick individual
Tami Minturn, my "sister" (sort of)
Kirk Smith, a good friend of mine
Len Kawamoto, another friend of mine
Are you ready for this? Bernice Cannon--My grandmother!!!

And, a couple of other links...

Anyone who knows what's up with this, might like to look up some other people's Amateur Radio Call Sign on a really cool web site
One Word: DILBERT!

And, in case you went straight to my homepage, instead of finding me through the system's homepage, here's the Electrical Engineering department's homepage. There's also the Cal Poly homepage.

You know you are a Ham when:

-The only time you get up at 6AM is for a hamfest.
-You know you can run all your home appliances on your personal back-up power.
-You have breakfast with a guy in England every morning.
-Your ARES/RACES/MARS bags are always packed.
-The cute girl with the "KISS" T-shirt asks you what bands you like and you answer two and twenty meters.
-You live in a shack.
-A clerk asks you to spell your name and you do so phonetically.
-In a conversation, you wait for the courtesy tone before speaking.
-You hear a scraping sound when driving thru the fast-food restaurant window lane.
-A band opening is more important than a grand opening.
-Sight-seeing amounts to looking at rooftops for antennas.
-The radios in the car are worth more than the car.
-When walk out of the house you not only feel your pants pockets for your keys and your wallet, but also your hip for your handheld.
-Your son's schoolteacher calls you on the phone to ask why your son identified countries on the world map as JA, VK, VE, G, UA and XE.
-If you refer to your house as "Ohm, sweet Ohm".
-You answer the phone with your callsign.
-You're talking on the phone and end every sentence with "(callsign) for ID".
-Your prime criteria for a new car is that it have zero ignition noise.
-You and your wife hike to the top of a famous mountain, but rather than enjoy the magnificent sunset and giving her a kiss, you fire up the HT to see how many repeaters you can hit.
-You realize that you've been studying code too long because you automatically attempt to translate random clicks and rattles inside your home, car, or office.
-You look out at the Rocky Mountains and try to figure out how to get an antenna mounted on the highest peak.
-You look at the CN Tower in Toronto and develop a plan to get it to resonate on 160 meters.

This concludes our test of the emergency broadcast system. If this had been an actual emergency, the message you just received would have made at least some semblance of sense. However, it doesn't. Tough.

< End of Transmission >

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