"who am i? well, first and foremost, i’m a child of God. secondly, i’m a husband to my wonderful wife karen and a father to my beautiful daughters reva grace and norah mae, and soon-to-be baby #3! then, i’m a son, brother, grandson, cousin, uncle, nephew, colleague, musician, educator, fire-starter, change-agent, progressive-thinker, idealist, eternal-optimist, seed-thrower, blogger, wine-maker, and friend. in my spare time, i work with the best group of high school students a vocal music teacher could ever hope for... and last, but not least, i’m the greatest apple computer fan ever to hit the face of this wide earth..."