Greetings all,

I've finally decided to take my wife's advice and start a blog of my own. I guess
she's tired of me venting my opinions to only her. :D

Well, I suppose I should tell you all a little about myself so that you know what
this Blog will be about, my background, etc.

Let's see.

Education: Bachelor's of Science in History from Oregon State University. Masters
of Science in Library Science from Drexel University.

I actually started out in Engineering, but hit a metaphysical brick wall when I
hit upper division Calculus (I.e. when they took away the numbers) and so I
switched to Computer Science (which again was too abstract for me, although by
that point I had been programming for several years already) and ended up in
History. I had already determined I would go back for my Masters in
Library Science so I figured that I would pursue something I enjoyed for a
change. It also gave me a chance to polish my wiriting skills.

During my time at OSU, I got involved in Ballroom dancing and was on the
Performance team there called CoolShoes, which did everything from Latin
(including Argentine Tango) to Swing and the traditional American and
International Ballroom Dances. This was also where I met my wife who was
finishing up her Honor's Thesis in Botany (B.S.) and worked for a while as a
plant geneticist.

My Masters at Drexel focused on the IS side of Library Science, since I already
had a solid understanding of the traditional aspect of Library Science, as I have
worked a total of ten years as a Cataloger at both OSU and PSU. This program
included a focus on Competitive Intelligence and it was here that I finalized
several of my theories on the Alternative Fuels industry, including ways to make
it more economical. However, these items were never truly finalized on paper
until this past year when I finally wrote my business plan.

My main goal of starting an Alternative Fuels company is to construct a Christian
company that can solidly display what stewardship of the environment really
means. God has continally put me back on this path over the years and I only
really get anywhere when I follow His lead.

My professional experience is hard for most people to understand, but it makes
sense to me, in particular when I look back on it. These are the positions that
I've held: Lab Assistant performing Corrosion experiments, Cataloger at two major
Oregon universities, Technical writer, Web Designer, Long Haul Truck Driver (i.e.
driving a Semi across country--sorry for expounding on this, but some people I've
found actually don't know what that means), and Analyst.

As far as reading preferences, I enjoy a wide span of what my wife jokingly calls
boring subjects. History obviously (meaning the primary sources, and occasioanlly secondary sources), textbooks on various subjects (most recently it was Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry), 19th century literature (I enjoy the command of the language that authors used to have), and of course your generic science fiction, etc.

Therefore, I will be covering everything from General Science, Literature, Religion, Alternative Fuels theory and application, and everything in between. Narrows it down a bit, huh? ;D

I hope I can keep you all interested and hopefully keep this Blog updated on a semi-regular basis. Oh, and by the way until this business takes off--God willing--I'm in the market for a new position, that doesn't require a 3.5hr commute everyday. If you want to take a look at my full resume, it's on my site www.allnaturalzebra.net, under About Us.

-Jon