Falconportal.com
Who are we?
To begin, I am Mark. Or should I say he is me, and I am him. Errr...right, I think. Either way I'm the one responsible for hand coding (death to WYSIWYG) the entire site with alot of feedback from my lovely wife. I started messing around with electronics and such back when I got my first Radio Shack 50 in 1 kit. You remember those things that had the little springs that you bent back so you could connect the wires which in turn allowed you to make workable circuits? From there off to a vocational high school where the programming bug began with machine language and the Motorola 6800 microprocessor. Then off to college for an Associates in Electrial Engineering and then later a full fledged Bachelor's degree. I currently hold a Chapter 74 Vocational Engineering Technology Lic. and teach Engineering at a local high school.
I'm devoted to my wife, sons and God through my Catholic Faith but my hobbies are: triathlons, lifting, mountain biking, reading, Monty Python, Formula1 (my team is Red Bull), WRC, pro cycling, podcasting, tinkering with my Linux machines (#426961), and learning about new independent music.
Next up are my two sons, Zachary and Joshua. Since Zack came first lets start with him. Zack has alot to say and his vocabulary is growing by the day even more so now that he is in school. Trust me, it won't be long now till he starts responding to his gmail account. He has his own gmail address? Of course he does, don't be silly. His hobbies are watching Star Wars and Indiana Jones stuff on the Lego.com site, running around, driving mom and dad nuts, singing all kinds of songs, running around, playing with his (growing) Lego and HotWheels sets and of course, running around. Did I mention that he likes to run around? He also has his own favorite linux distro which is called Qimo which is a linux distro specifically designed for, yup you guessed it, kids. But recently he has been using an account on Dad's Linux machine. He uses Tux Paint, Childs Play, and a whole bunch of other learning things.
The next to be born was Joshua and somehow he is growing up way to fast. He has brought much joy to the Falcon household and we are truly blessed to have such a happy child. So far Josh hasn't shown any interest in any particular Linux but he has shown the ability to hit key combos that gets Dad really scratching his head at the results. So far his hobbies are being a GodZilla Baby (the name should explain all) playing with his brother's toys, watching Elmo, saying new words every day, laughing and smiling, and grabbing for everything within reach. Ask anyone and they will tell you that when Joshua smiles he can light up a room.
Finally, we have my lovely wife Lucy (it's actually Lucia but everyone pronounces it wrong). If there was ever proof that God exists Lucy is it. Her patience, intelligence. (Masters in CS), humor (ok laughing at me) and her ability to be a great mother are priceless. I wish she were more active with this site but everytime I ask her to submit something she mutters something about selling my bikes and Monty Python DVDs and the whole thing get's dropped rather quickly. I also wish I had a better picture to show you but she's not into the whole photo on the web thing. Although rumor has it if you spend some time looking through the pictures page you might find some shots that will knock your socks off. But then again I'm really biased. Her hobbies are sewing, falling asleep while watching TV, and trying to overcome her addiction to Kashi Heart to Heart.
Contact Info
I can also be found at the Buckeye Training Log, and DailyLit.
Just keep in mind that I am Catholic and tend to be conservative (orthodox), so I will have my index finger poised over the delete key in case of pontification no matter what form of communication you choose.