NAME: Jack Fu CONTACT: jack.fu_at_worldnet.att.net KAYAKS: Romany 16, Dagger RPM (Don't know which one I love more!) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Saltwater and whitewater kayaking; downhill skiing (recreational racing); easy hikes and mountain bike rides in the Cascades; English lit; music (baroque; early classicals such as Haydn through big romantics like Wagner but not moderns like Philip Glass, who makes me want to break glass); software (addiction!). SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE: Programmer, tech writer, instructor. BIO: Born in China 1935. Came to America in 1947, two years after the end of World War II and the horrific Japanese invasion of China. Brought up by a Yankee family in Connecticut, the nicest folks I have ever met. Have led a jack-of-all-trades life (some examples: Army airborne for 3 years; waiter; science editor and writer; teacher; ski instructor; programmer and writer for the last 18 years). Took early retirement from Digital Equipment Corporation in 1992 but don't have enough savings to retire, so I work as a computer contractor for about 35-40 weeks a year. Moved to Bellevue (near Seattle) summer 1999. Love it here but can't afford to buy a house here. How do you live in this area if you are not a Microsoft or other dot-com zillionaire? Personal write-up: http://www.highteq.org/people/jackfu.htm Jack Fu 47°38'N 122°08'W *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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