Hello, World! I was born nearly 5 decades ago. Growing up in West Texas the child of educators, I now live my life -- sheltering at home and social distancing for the time being -- in beautiful New Mexico. I'm married to the love of my life who just happens to be an incredibly talented artist, writer, musician and well-known Youtuber. A semi-retired sales, marketing, web and events specialist -- primarily in hospitality, real estate, Saas and non-profits, I'm teaching myself design and coding. I'm a total coding newb, and like many, have begun my journey with a classic stack: HTML/CSS/JavaScript. I'm learning everything I can on CodeCrushCrew, Codecademy and about a dozen other online-learning websites. As I hope to get into a coding bootcamp and learn UX/UI, I'm wondering whether my design sensibilites are up to snuff...we'll see. Whatever the case, I have adopted the 'beginner's mind,' and am willing to try (hard), work (hard), ask questions and network (like a trooper). I also like to sketch and would love to be a cartoonist (not a graphic novelist -- OG style like Peanuts). I'm learning SEO, to play the guitar, speak Spanish, and would like to understand the Forex markets. I'm intensely curious about learning new things, and know I would love creating new and useful tools that can help people. I love hanging out with my spouse, napping, watching movies, checking out art galleries and museums, riding my recumbent trike and playing tennis. That's me in a nutshell.