Peripatetic goofball that loves getting an upgrade. I've been running my own software business for about 20 years and make a point to take a month every year and lend a hand in some far flung place. I've listened to all episodes of This American Life and have mixed feelings about Serial, but that is how I pass most of my free time. I've never had a bad day of fishing, although I've finally decided that ice fishing is a form of torture.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to meet some interesting people and swap travel stories.

Interests

• running
• traveling
• fishing
• business
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Pat Metheny, Puccini, M & M, Femi Kuti, Willie Nelson
Movies: Big Lebowski, Bad Santa (pretty much anything with Billy Bob Thornton), Fargo, Harold & Maude (you can see where this is going)
Books: Mostly non-fiction lately. Christopher Hitchens is currently in the rotation. Never get tired of Hitchhikers series on a plane, though.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As far as I know I'm the only American to stand on top of the Soviet missile silos in Cuba that brought the planet to the brink of nuclear war. Also had a much better than average mojito.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Côte d'Ivoire, El Salvador, England, France, Georgia, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Ukraine, Venezuela