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About me

Gender	Male
Location	Austin, Texas, United States
Introduction	I’m Dave and I‘ve lived in Austin, TX since 1999. I am an engineer who earned a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976 and 1978 respectively, with a concentration in Optical Engineering. I got West Nile Virus from a kidney transplant in 2009. The immunosuppression and virus led to neuro-invasive disease. This eventually caused me to have profound weakness due to nerve damage. I have been rehabilitating since then from a wheelchair. I had been a runner since 1969 and lettered in college, so being in a wheelchair has been quite a bummer. However, my anecdotal observation is that there is a direct correlation between earning a degree from the ‘Tute and having your “mojo workin.” I will be writing about mojo in this blog.
Interests	Singing, Running, Fitness, Disability
Favorite movies	1. Saving Private Ryan, 2. Schindler's List, 3. Taxi Driver, 4. Das Boot, 5. 12 Angry Men, 6. Groundhog Day, 7. Rear Window, 8. The Wizard of Oz, 9. Casablanca, 10. To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite music	1. Beethoven Symphony #5, 2. Bach Cello Suite #1, 3. Crossroads Eric Clapton and Cream, 4. Schumann Mondnach Dietrich Fischer-4. Dieskau ,, 5. Beethovan Piano Sonata #8 In C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique" - 2. Adagio Cantabile,, 6. Cry Me A River Linda Ronstadt,, 7. Beethoven String Quartet Op. 130 in B-flat VI. Presto, 8. Lover Man Charlie Parker, 9. Leoncavallo I Pagliacci - Vesti La Giubba Luciano Pavarotti, 10. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in E Minor, Op.74 ("Pathétique") - IV. Adagio lamentoso
Favorite books	The Bible, Mere Christianity - C. S. Lewis, Animal Farm - George Orwell, An Autobiography - Benjamin Franklin. Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos- Jordan Peterson, The C Programming Language - Brian W. Kernighan & Dennis M. Ritchie, Norton's Star Atlas, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain, The Double Helix - James D. Watson