For what it's worth... My name is Paul. I live in Milwaukee. I'm married and have a son, Quinn. I manage the IT department at a medium-sized company. I have a bachelor's in English, with an emphasis in technical writing. I grew up on a dairy farm in West Virginia (and yes, I lived in a trailer for a few years) before moving to the big city. I grew up with dogs, but now I'm surrounded by cats. I went to a parochial school for several years, which instilled a hatred of light blue polo shirts. I was an Eagle Scout, which now embarasses me. I am an agnostic, in the sense that I doubt the existence of a supreme being, and I consider atheism a waste of time. I tend to be liberal, and I fear getting more conservative as I get older. I drive a 6-cylinder VW because I'm a power-hungry victim of a cool marketing campaign. I try to read a lot. I try to recycle a lot. I sometimes hate Matt Baldwin because he has a family, a job and a lot of hobbies, yet somehow has the time to write great blog entries. I hate the word blog but I guess we're stuck with it. I particularly loathe the hypocrises of radical conservatives and televangelists. I believe people have the right to privacy, but our government does not. I should eat better and exercise more. Sarcasm tends to run in my family. I believe the best puns are bad ones. I am a cynic, but I don't let that stop me from seeing the beauty in the small things in the world around me.
