I graduated from Indiana State University with a BS in Economics and Political Science in 2001, but of course my current line of work has nothing to do with that at all. I actually work in the Home Equity lending department of a regional bank in our area. I also have a part-time web design and computer consultant business called StarGazer Productions, but it is pretty informal and irregular in the work I do.

My personal pleasures and hobbies include non-fiction reading, especially World War 2 history, Astronomy, and Astrophysics. I also enjoy various forms of gaming, including board games, miniatures wargames, role playing games, and computer games. My favorites of these are when they also correspond and coincide with my love of WW2, so games set in that era are my particular love.

My "official" role on Helium is that of Steward, overseeing the Astronomy sub-Channel in Sciences.

My passion is ...

World War 2 History

I know too much about ...

lots of generally useless topics. Great for Jeopardy though!

My parents always told me ...

that I was an underacheiver

My childhood ambition ...

to be an Astronomer and Astronaut

My favorite memory ...

probably my wedding day and subsequent honeymoon

Why I write ...

more reasons than I can fit in this little window

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Disturbed, "Indestructable"

My first job ...

fast food drive through

My best moment ...

would have to probably be graduation from college

My inspiration ...

is to someday be a member of the United States Congress

Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Predicting the end of the world from global warming

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I don't think there's any real doubt that climate change is occurring. Of the ten hottest years on record (over about 180 years), 6 of those years have been since 1995.

What IS in doubt is the following:

- How much of this warming, if any, is due to human activity?
- Is this warming just a temporary "warm spell" or a long term trend with little/no end in sight?
- What are the long term consequences, if any?
- What, if anything, can humans do to alter or change these consequences?

I don't think there's any real consensus on any of the answers to these questions, and those are ...

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