FREELANCE WRITER & EDITOR - I have worked for and against too many newspapers, magazines, websites, newsletters, propaganda rags and bulletins to list. Areas of coverage include science, art, media, culture, music, literature, adventure, sports, travel and general lifestyle. I am always available for hire. Additional samples and references are available on request, but for the time being please consider:

.: The Bauhaus at MoMA, an essay on the museum's Workshops in Modernity exhibition.
.: We Might Be In the Matrix After All, a review of John Gribbin's book on quantum mechanics.
.: Say It Ain't So, Bubba Chuck, a bewildered reaction to Allen Iverson's sudden retirement.
.: Come for Evangeline Lilly, Stay For the Existential Philosophy, an essay on the literary implications of the television show Lost.
.: 50 Anni, an article previewing the 2009 Festival dei Popoli in New York.
.: For the Use of Those Who See, an article about an exhibition at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin.
.: Worth 59,000 Pictures, a review of Ammon Shea's book on reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary.
.: Mad Money, an article on the artist J.S.G. Boggs.
.: Totally (Not) Wasted, a review of David Blume's book on the potential of ethanol.
.: GWAR, an article on the most outlandish stage show in music.
.: All Aboard, a report on the extension of light rail service to Sacramento Airport.


ART & DESIGN - Services for graphic design, illustration, concept development, print layout, et cetera. A random assortment of older work can be found here.


PHOTOGRAPHY - Digital and analog photography services available, both for individual image assignments and in conjunction with design projects. A random assortment of older work can be found here.


BIKES - In addition to professional wrench services and shop management, I have been involved in a number of bicycle reclamation projects, diverting bicycles and parts from landfills to loyal riders. A random assortment of those bikes can be found here, and for additional information be sure to visit Bikes not Bombs, the Working Bikes Cooperative, the Plan-B Bike Project, Bike Works, the Bicycle Kitchen (and RIDE-Arc if you're in Los Angeles), Bikes at Work (representing for Ames!) and the various other projects keeping bikes on the road. And if you've extra time on the web, why not hit UrbanVelo, BikeSnob and HTATBL?


COMMERCIAL PILOT - I am a pilot certified by the Federal Aviation Administration with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Science and an Associate degree in Aviation Flight Technology. I graduated as a Dean's List student from Parks College of Saint Louis University, which is the first and longest-running officially accredited aviation institution in the world.

Certificate: Commercial Pilot
Class: Single Engine, Multi Engine
Ratings: Instrument, Glider
Aircraft: Cessna Citation V/Ultra, Cessna 310R, Cessna 170, Cessna 172,  Mooney M20J, Mooney M20L Porsche, Tampico TB9, Cessna Citation VI, Super Dimona HK-36R, Astir CS, L13 BLANIK, Piper PA25 Pawnee.