Personal

A link to my resume

A bit about me... I am a hard working individual and divide my time between my work, family, and hobbies. To call any of it work would be a lie, because I love mathematics and the teaching of mathematics so much of what I call work is more like play -- for example as I write this, I am at Math Camp in San Marcos where I teach Level 5 and my daughter takes Level 2. We get to live in a dorm together for two weeks each summer. In the morning I've been working on some notes on topology and well-ordering. In the afternoon I teach. In the evenings I spend time with my daughter. Is that work or play?

A bit of relatively random information about me is included below.

Here's a picture of my daughter Caroline and me on my boat, after a sail to Double Bayou in Trinity Bay where we spent the night.

and a picture of my son Austin in 2004

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This picture,

, dediated to my love of boating, includes my latest project, Chalupa, the 1962 Pearson Aerial that my father gave me in 1998. You will also see in the first pictures The Outboard, my mother's boat, and Pisces, my first sailboat. Chalupa was originally co-owned by John W. Neuberger and my father and I am now in the process of restoring her. In 2001 it underwent the beginnings of a complete restoration, ,including engine, paint, woodwork, etc. As of January 2004, the entire cabin has been stripped and painted, the interior wood has all been refinished, the motor has been rebuilt, and I am continuing to upgrade systems whenever I am not sailing her.

I do find time to sail her a bit -- here are picutres from two separate trips over to Double Bayou in Trinity Bay.

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But then it is time for the next restoration. In 2007 she is moved to Pleasure Island in Port Arthur and I begin the next round of work!

As I write, I think back to previous restoration projects,

, including the Black 1965 Barracuda that I worked on, but sold to get through graduate school, the Ivory 1965 Barracuda that my parents now own. That one was a joint project with my labor and my parent's funding and was originally Nancy and Gordon Johnson's car. It had been to college several times with their daughters and sons. Through all of these restorations, my 1965 Plymouth Valiant wagon

has been a steady work horse, hauling parts for all my other projects while under constant contruction and reconstruction. That last picture shows my sister and I beside the wagon a 'couple' of years ago. Handsome bugger, wouldn't you say? Here are a few more current pictures of it:

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Work remains one of my hobbies and I continue researching, teaching, grant writing, and consulting as indicated in my resume. I am especially proud of my involvement with two organizations. The first is my partnership with Valerio de Angelis in MathNerds, a non-profit, web based organization that we founded in 1996 and provides free internet based mathematical help. The second is the Legacy of R. L. Moore Project which is funded by the Educational Advancement Foundation based in Austin, Texas. In 2000 while attending the Legacy of R. L. Moore conference in Austin, my father, myself, Joe Eyles, and David Roberts visited R. L. Moore's gravesite

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I dedicate this picture,

to all the motorcycles I've loved. Check out the scenery in New Mexico! I missed including my mom's '74 Kaw 100, but you probably caught a glimpse of it in the boating graphic above.
The bikes in that last pictures include my father's 1986 Liberty Edition Harley, a '74 BMW R60 that I helped him purchase, and Damien, the '82 Virago that I gave to pop and he later gave back. Also included are my own BMW's. These include Puff (1985 K100RT), PuffII (1982 R65), and my current BWM, PuffIII,

. Do you see a pattern here?
Most importantly, here's my favorite breakfast,

cooked in one of many wonderful black iron skillets the folks have passed on over the years! For some reason this graphic is not accurate...one egg is missing!

And here is my favorite place,

in the whole world, San Leon. There are a few views from the porch, my wife on the porch, and the house my family used as a summer place before pop could afford a place of his own.

A few friends and camping pictures,

seem appropriate as well. The photos are taken in Laramie, Wyoming; Brazos River, Texas; Las Vegas, New Mexico ("I need advil" photo and picture of Jimmy Ochoa and I taken by a friendly local bear); Thibodaux, Louisiana (my first and only garden and my friend Tee-Bob); and Galveston Bay, San Leon, Texas with my friend Ross in 1978 before we started beefing up.

Hope you enjoyed the brief tour of my life.

ted