[Paddlewise] Who we are

Hi All!
Steve Jernigan here. I'm 44 and live in Palmer Lake Colorado. I am a
semiconductor process and process equipment engineer, and run the
Microelectronics Research Laboratory at the University of Colorado in
Colorado Springs. I'm an outdoor kinda guy, rockclimbing, mountaineering,
dirt biking, mountain biking; XC skiing and snowmobiling in the winter, the
usual stuff. Recently these activities have had to take somewhat of a back
seat, as I have discovered that I also like to paddle. M'ladys fault,
really; she talked me into getting a canoe to take on vacation last year,
just something to take fishing, you understand. I quickly discovered that
I'd rather paddle than fish, and the Ms. quickly discovered "trolling". ;-)
Demoed and fell in love with a wenonah prism solo boat. Subsequently, so
did Judy, resulting in my needing to get another solo, a used C1W. Guess
the kids'll learn to paddle the tandem. We hope to do some week-long canoe
trips this season (way more fun than backpacking), and maybe head north for
the summer in a couple of years. Judy is also an electrical engineer
specializing in microwave communications systems. We share a love of the
outdoors and enjoy many of the same activities. In addition, we are both
licensed amateur radio operators. I am licensed as KG0MB, Judy is KC0BVA.
Our household is rounded out with three pups aged 10, 12, and 14, all Judys
from a previous marriage. Also, three dogs, four bunnies, two very tame
rats, one goldfish, two crawdaddies, a parakeet, a cranky amazon parrot,
and a large black cricket named Ronnie. Life is good.
ByeBye! S.
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