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I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1968. I grew up in the Mormon church and, when I was 19, served a mission in Johannesburg, South Africa. At 21 I married and a couple of years later my first child, Aubree, was born. Another two years down the road, Curtis joined the family and two years after that, Mikayla. I divorced in 2004, an event that I hadn’t wanted or expected, but it turned out to be a really good change.

Sandi and were married in the Summer of 2006 and our family enjoyed some wonderful years as the kids progressed through their teenage years. I’ve put together a collection of pictures and music from activities when the kids were younger. You can see the following collections: 2005, 2006, 2007, and Curti’s 2006 Football. They require an active X component, but you have my word it is safe to install. Look for a yellow bar at the top of your web browser, click it, and choose install.

My life hasn’t been anything close to what I imagined. I’ve struggled with religion, marriage, and my career in ways I never imagined possible. My theology changed in the mid 90′s and I moved from Mormonism to agnosticism. This essentially ripped the foundation out from under my feet. Later, the anguish of my divorce forced me to redefine some of my lifelong goals and take another look at who I was and where I was headed. The changes were difficult but weathering the storm payed off and taught me many great lessons along the way.

I have a Masters Degree in Accounting but most of my career has been focused in IT. This started back at Southern Utah University when I quit my job as a hotel desk clerk to dedicate myself full time to my growing computer business. I realized I could make more money in a day working for myself than in an entire month at minimal wage. I sold, serviced, and networked computers and occasionally did some programming. After graduation, I worked for a year at a CPA firm but then decided to back into IT. I ran my own business again for several years and then moved to Seattle where I worked as a Technical Writer, Program Manager, Computer Science instructor at ITT Technicial Institute, and then spent several years at Microsoft TSG as an Operations Manager.

Today I am a business analyst for the public schools of the state of Washington. It is a great blend of my Accounting, IT , and programming experience. It pays the bills but I prefer to call myself a writer. I enjoy spending time with my kids, writing, camping, taking pictures, reading, rock climbing, and playing computer games.

While trying to determine how much of myself to share with the world, I had a dream. I was sitting naked and alone relaxing in a large hot tub. A stranger approached and sat across from me. It was dusk and I couldn’t tell if he wore anything or not, but I assumed he did.

More people came. There were old  friends, teachers from my childhood, and various leaders. They all wore swimming suits and I was nervous and scared. I turned on the jets to try keep the water full of bubbles in an attempt to hide. As I began to panic, I suddenly noticed I was wearing my boxers. “Whew.” A huge sigh of relief! I stood up and began to mingle.

I saw a women in a corner, naked and hiding. She was scared when I saw her. I told her that her courage was impressive and, once again, found myself naked. This time, however, I wasn’t afraid. Several of my friends left disgusted, others stayed apprehensively, and few shed their own clothes. I felt a level of liberation, freedom, and intimacy that filled me with peacefulness.

I thank those others who have given me the courage to bare myself to the world. We are all human, we all have skeletons to hide, and I thank those who disagree with me yet continue to accept and respect me. I cherish those who have seen my dark side and can empathize with my struggles. I still at times feel apprehensive about what I share in my writing, but I’ve spent too much of my life trying to hide from my demons.

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