What books have most influenced your life?
A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving. High Noon, the Bigraphy of Scott McNealy. The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stall.

Who are your favorite music artists?
Dean Martin to AC/DC.

What are your favorite websites and why?
Google - its a doorway to everything we need.
CogHead.com - one of the pioneers of the real Web 2.0.
CNN.Com - just to stay current.
Whitesox.com - without a doubt the best team in baseball.
informationsecurity.techtarget.com - staying up to date on my favorite topic.
SANS.org & CERT.org - the latest from the security community.

Where else can people find you on the web?
Just do a google search for my name, it comes up frequently. The two most frequently published sites are Computoredge.com and Greenatwork.com.

What are your professional highlights?
Moving into the IT world. It makes going to work everyday fun and challenging.

What advice do you have for the journey of life?
Don't take things for granted.

What are you most passionate about in life?
Reading and learning.

What ticks you off?
People who don't learn from their mistakes. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result each time.

Any thoughts or ideas on living a greener life?
There are opportunities for practicing a sustainable lifestyle everywhere nowadays. All you have to do is make the effort.

What would people be surprised to know about you?
I'd like to know that one myself.

Technology is not a panacea. - Scott Culp from the 10 Immutable Laws of Security.

Working in IT, you realize that the single most common security hole is people. Until we learn that educating the end user is the most important part of protecting a computer/network, we are stuck chasing our tails.