what does it mean...
I was born two days before Christmas in 1958. I spent most of my childhood years living in the Tacoma area, with brief stays in Boise and Fort Ord. My grandmother; Dorothy Roberts, was a huge influence on my life. The saddest day in my life so far was the day that she passed away in 1991. Dorothy put me through Charles Wright Academy, which proved to be an incredible educational experience. College, 13 years with USWest, dotcoms, two marriages and a son born at Tacoma General Hospital (the same hospital my mother and I were born in).

All of those are simply the facts of one persons life. I trust (too much it seems), I am honest (to a fault), and I love people. I am the sum of all the people who have ever known me and all the lives I have touched. I am a father, co-worker, friend, and lover. In the end I am just a big guy with a bad haircut.

likes: coffee, steak, root beer, movies, Kalaloch, science-fiction, photography, music, long drives, the ocean, reading, cool quotes, Peanuts, Dilbert, Doonsbury, and Apple Computer

dislikes: liars, hypocrites, smoking, back-stabbing, reality based TV, liver, Windows, and those little green turds called brussels sprouts

home: Tacoma, WA -- south of Seattle

birthday: 12/23/1958
I was taken early by c-sec so the doctor would be home for Christmas.

jobs: I work for Tacoma Public Utilities in Customer service. Past jobs inclide HTML development, management and production.

child: on 10/13/92 my son Dylan Michael Jardeen was born. He is an adventure, a source of joy, and so much responsibility.

favorite movies: Bladerunner, Lawrence of Arabia, Gandhi, Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Citizen Kane, Forest Gump, Field of Dreams, Gladiator, The Matrix

favorite books: Dune, Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Childhoods End, Black Company series, Elric, Sword of Truth, Chandler's History of the Napoleonic Wars

favorite music: Pink Floyd, U2, Eagles, Elton John, Enigma, Vangelis, Enya, Clannad, Al Stewart, Alan Parsons, Springsteen, Cranberries, Dead Can Dance

favorite passions: Photography, Apple Computers, being at the beach, and the scent of a woman...