Matthew's Clubhouse
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:16
60 Ways
He was born in Mitchell, South Dakota in 1943.
His father was stationed in North Africa for World War II when he was born.
He lived with his mother, aunt, and cousin for two and a half years before meeting his father.
During his childhood, his father made his career in the Army and obtained the rank of Colonel.
Later in life, his father could be found golfing, riding his scooter, or napping in his favorite chair.
During his childhood, his mother could be found at the well-baby clinic, the immunization clinic, or the army chapels.
Later in life, his mother enjoys reading novels, doing crossword puzzles, writing letters, and taking care of her cat.
He has two younger brothers.
His younger brother created many projects as a child and once hired him to wash cars.
His younger brother currently runs a computer dating service and lives in Oregon.
His youngest brother has maintained a career as a pilot and is based in Minnesota.
He has two nephews through his youngest brother.
He has lived in twelve states in the United States (best estimate).
He attended many schools during his youth but always maintained his superior student status.
He graduated from Fort Knox high school in Kentucky.
He was awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Colorado.
He received his BS from University of Colorado, Boulder.
He received his MS from Purdue University.
He received his PhD in electrical engineering from University of Illinois.
His dissertation was: "Design of self-checking digital networks using coding techniques."
His entire professional career comprised of positions at Bell Labs (later renamed Lucent Technologies).
His projects included telephone-switching systems.
Late in his career, he returned to a lower level position in order to work on engineering projects he enjoyed and decrease his supervisory roles.
He retired at the age of 58 in 2001.
He has one daughter who is caring and attentive to her family and job responsibilities.
His daughter enjoys correspondence with family and friends, rowing, and water polo.
He has one son who is devoted to his family and his son's education.
His son enjoys playing chess, creating family outings, and writing witty letters and websites.
As a father, he passed along interests in cycling, tennis, and chess to his children.
As a father, he taught his daughter the octal system for her 7th grade math project.
As a father, he took his son on a hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon where they stayed overnight.
He has a son-in-law who is driven to excellence in each of his pursuits.
His son-in-law can often be found running codes on the computer, grumbling about others' scientific or mathematical errors, watching and talking back to history programs and the news, eating, exercising, or tickling or chasing his daughter.
He has a daughter-in-law who committed to her family, her son's education, and her beliefs.
His daughter-in-law can often be found teaching her son, playing with her son, or making tacos for her husband.
He has two (and one pending) grandchildren who are cute, polite, energetic, and eager to learn and help their parents.
His grandson can often be found reading chapter books, building something, responding to his email messages, or playing games with his mom and dad.
His granddaughter can often be found taking care of her babies, pretending to be Disney characters, eating, snuggling with "Bear", or helping her mom.
He enjoys physical outdoor activities.
He'll often start his day with a walk, a trek on roller-blades, or other outdoor activity.
He has participated in many long-distance bicycle trips.
His bicycle trips include organized tours like RAGBRAI.
His favorite trips are self-made tours with his cycling friends.
He has ridden his bicycle across the Rocky Mountains four times (best guess).
He has continued to play tennis throughout his life.
As a youth, he won singles and doubles championships at army bases.
He enjoys logical challenges such as puzzles.
His interest in bridge has endured through his life and serves as a good retirement activity.
The game of chess has also been a lasting pastime and a current enjoyment over email with his son (he has won 10, lost 12, drew 8 since 10/23/95).
(UPDATE: Match ended 2/7/2010, 53 games, +15-22=16)
New activities include yoga and weight lifting.
He enjoys visiting new places.
His favorite attractions are natural wonders.
His travels and visited sites are documented in photographs.
His favorite foods include GrapeNuts, apples, and peanuts.
His favorite drinks included orange juice mixed with cranberry juice, Gatorade, and water.
His favorite songs include The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Born in the U.S.A., and God Bless America by Kate Smith.
His favorite television shows include Sixty Minutes.
His favorite pet was a dog named Taffy.
He likes to be neat and organized.
He doesn't like surprises but we enjoy surprising him anyway.