CURRENT MISSION The same thing we do every night, Pinky... ABOUT ME I'm probably the nicest arrogant bastard you've ever met ;-) There's a fine line between a sardonic wit and a judgmental cynic; hopefully I've learned to walk it well. So what /am/ I a snob about? Trivially: films, beer, politics, sports. I like both my comedies and my beers dark -- the darker the better. I'll happily entertain any political POV, so long as you're prepared for it to be deconstructed. The Spurs and the Blue Devils are favored to win every game they play, period. Surprisingly, not computers or music, even though that's what I spend my days & nights doing. Computers are ultimately just tools; hard to get worked up about picking the right one for the job. Music snobbery is off-limits for the opposite reason: it can inspire such a wide range of passions that I can't exclude anything a priori. I spend a fair amount of time listening to random crap on college radio. Even when I don't like it, which is often, I never feel it wasn't worthwhile. And it goes without saying I'll play any instrument or join any ensemble that looks cool...at least once. PHILOSOPHY The line between genius and insanity is marked only by success. -- some expendable Bond flick villian