I currently live in Goshen, Indiana, but I was born and raised in southern California. I came to Indiana in the late 1980s to attend college, but then flunked out before I could get my bearings straight. I later returned to finish college in 2001, and I am now an offical graduate as of May, 2007, with Bachelor of Science degrees in Psychology, Criminal Justice, and Biblical Studies. I plan to continue my education for two more years for a graduate degree in theological studies (MA, Theological Studies) from Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, IN. I am now in my mid-forties, and I have been crunching data for BOINC since march of 2005.

Interestingly enough, I have a major interest in terrorism, and I plan to finish a paper on the subject by the end of the spring semester in 2008. I also hope to win an award for my efforts since I did win an earlier award on this issue in the past. I got into the field of terrorism by studying conspiracy theories and their origins starting in the mid 1990s, and after 9/11 became interested in terrorism more specifically. Believe it or not, the two subjects are very much related, though most don't know the subject well enough to understand why.

After I finish my education, I hope to find a position in some sort of ministry with jail or prison inmates, such as a chaplaincy or something like that, which is what I am most qualified for since I have been doing jail and prison ministry for many years. The other alternative is to continue my studies in terrorism professionally. How I wish I could do both, but unfortunately they are not very compatible. Of course, the suggestion has been made that I actually become a terrorist so that I can minister to them while in prison!!