Interests

Photography

I built my tragically out of date photography web site in 2003, but haven't updated it since 2004... one of these days I'll get around to it. I shoot mainly children's portraits these days, but I haven't found time to update my site in a long time. I shoot purely digital at this point (although some of the shots on my site are scanned slides) and my tool of choice is currently the Canon 20D.

You should also check out the sites of my dear photography friend Liza Politi who is based in New York City.

Cooking

Mmmmmm, food. I LOVE to cook. I once built a recipe web site, Cooktopia (MS Access/VB Script), but I don't have access to a SQL Server anymore and I have yet to re-build it in PHP/MySQL. Hopefully I'll get a chance sometime in 2007. Being Australian, I'm partial to Asian food of all types, and have been on a Thai cooking binge lately, but I also enjoy cooking Italian inspired food.

Yoga

Yoga is my sanctuary, my inner peace, my core strength.

Sailing

Sailing represents freedom. I love it. I used to race a lot, particularly distance races, the longest being Newport, RI to Bermuda, but lately I've opted for more leisurely sailing. By not committing to a racing program I've made time for other activities that I haven't enjoyed for a while (because the summers are way too short) such as golf and hiking.

I'm also a member (although not as active as I'd like) of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. They do a great job helping Coast Guard patrol the waters, and providing boating education.... and I love anything to do with boating and education.

Golf

I played many years ago, then stopped, but a few trips to the driving range and a set of Callaway clubs later, I'm 'back in the swing of it' so to speak.

Tennis

I'm not particularly good at it but I enjoy going out and bashing a ball around once in a while. I usually try to get out and hit at least once a week during the warmer months.

Skiing

I'm not particularly good at skiing either, but in the winter months its fun to get out on the slopes and exhaust oneself before the cooking, drinking, hot tubbing, card playing, sitting by the fire, and occassionally knitting, that usually transpires afterwards.