I have been in and around computers since my Commodore vic 20 in the early 80's, or maybe my TRS-80
from even earlier  :o)
 I hail from the east coast, New Jersey to be exact, and have been in Oregon since 1992 when I moved out here after falling in love on a visit (pre 9/11) to Crater Lake.  After the tragedy of Sept. 11,  I moved out here to get away from it all. nuf said..