I was born in 1971. I grew up in Virginia Minnesota. My father was an iron ore miner, and my mother was a middle school math teacher. I developed an interest in Earth Sciences and nature as a child. I majored in Geology at the University of MN Duluth. I currently work as a truck driver for Wilson Lines. I married my wife in 1995, but she passed away within three years due to cancer. I never remarried. I enjoy visiting nature scenes whenever my truck is doing its time at a weigh station.