I started playing with a Mac in an undergrad project. Two years later, it’s a book and here I am with a career out of it. I’ve been with this one employer for 19 years. It might even into turn into a steady job.

At other times, I enjoy a big TV. I’m selective in what I watch, shows like Law & Order, ER, Prison Break, House. I’m virtually a movie reviewer: I see 75 films a year. Recent favs: Redacted, Rendition, Michael Clayton, Bee Movie, The Kite Runner.

My iPod is filled with variety ranging from Barry Manilow to Warren Zevon.

I’m not always on the couch! I study the stars. If you happen upon Crawford Park in Rye Brook at night and see someone looking up at the sky, that's me.

I also exercise my eyes with words: The Great Cholesterol Con, Mistakes Were Made, The Paradox of Choice.

I have an ant farm and a collection of digital watches.

I can explain why capital letters are called upper case, why one side of a power receptacle is wider and what the third prong is for, how the body absorbs vitamin B12, and how to use semicolons.

I'm into social causes. My wallet is an alphabet soup of cards from associations such as ACLU, CU, MADD, PPFA, and WWF, to which I donate regularly.

But I'm not always serious. One time a coworker stuck a “kick me” sign on my back. I came in that night with a sewing needle and red thread and set upon his white uniform. If you get to know me, I suggest for your own safety to be sure I don't get anywhere near double-sided tape.