Item One - Gadgets
Around The Rock House, we have the following stuff I play with: Three Tivo DVRs, Verizon DVR, Sony Dolby 5.1 stereo system with CD jukebox, Toshiba M200 Tablet PC, ASUS R1F Tablet PC, Tablet Kiosk Sahara Tablet PC, 1 Gateway desktop PC, Windows Home Server, IMATE Jammin PocketPC Phone, Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS, Belkin and D-Link wireless routers, Nikon D70 and Coolpix 880 digital cameras, 64GB WiFi iPad, Sea&Sea DX3000 Underwater Camera, Sirius Satellite Radio, Nintendo Wii, a Ceiva Photo Frame, Sony DCR-TRV140 videocamera and Sony HDR-SR12 HD videocamera with Ikelite underwater casing. And the most expensive gadget of them all, a Range Rover HSE.

Item Two - Deborah
Deborah and I met on Halloween in 1996, and since then have traveled, raised The Shelties, bought The Rock House (in 1998), and been housemates since that time. 

Item Three - The Shelties
Quince of The Rock House (born March 17, 1999) and Hydrosonic of The Rock House (born December 22, 2001) are our two Shetland Sheepdogs (Shelties). Both have several titles in AKC, USDAA, NADAC and UKC agility events. Our front and back yards sometimes look like PVC-jungles of agility equipment. And recently they took up chasing the plactic golf balls that I hit in the front yard.

Item Four - Families
Most of Deborah's family lives in Cumberland Maryland, my sisters are in Midland and Bryan Texas, and my son, Benjamin, is in Washington DC. Quince is from Woodland Shelties in Christianburg, VA and Hydro is from Ken-Mar Kennels in McConnellsburg PA.

Item Five - My Photo
Some people want my photo when I speak at conferences and such. So, here it is (but you'd really be better off with a picture of our Shelties!) You can click on it if you really need a bigger image, and right-click to download.