I share my life with two wonderful people: Lucy Lagoze and Sandy Payette.  I am a long time resident (since 1971!) of Ithaca, NY - known for its progressive politics and culture, beautiful landscape, bad weather, and dominance by Cornell (a good and bad thing).  I am an avid outdoor person.  Give me a beautiful day and I will think only about taking a long hike or bike riding along a quiet road or a backwoods trail. Tell me I have a spare hour in my day and I will put on my running shoes and breath deeply the fresh air. Show me a layer of fresh snow and I will feel the urge to carve turns at our local ski area.  I may spend much of my time in the digital world, but it will never be a substitute for the joys of the physical nor should it ever interfere with our desire to fight for its preservation.