About Me
My Aggie experience began at Fish Camp in 1982 where I was
well indoctrinated on life as an Aggie. As such, I've often
had contrary views to most my friends that didn't attend Fish
Camp when it comes to some Aggie traditions. I saw merit in
traditions such as Midnight Yell, standing with the 12th Man,
saying "Howdy" and Aggie Bonfire. Obviously my views on
the latter have changed over the 20 years I have been
in Aggieland.
I am what you might call a "professional" student -- I had a bit
too much fun as an undergraduate and after failing out and
some financial difficulties it took a few years working
at "real" jobs in College Station before I realized the importance
of completing my undergraduate degree, which I did in in 1996 (I
was originally class of '86). At present I am working on my
Ph.D. in Computer Science while holding a staff position maintaining
a supercomputer (HP V2200) and a number of PCs in the department.
Some might call me a "non-traditional"
student as well given my present age. However, that shouldn't
imply that I haven't supported Aggie traditions in the past.
Although I have never actively participated in Cut or Stack (mostly due
to physical limitations), I attended more than a dozen burnings of Aggie
Bonfire [sometimes staying well after midnight while sharing beers (before
the drinking age went to 21) and conversation with the Pots watching the fire]
and feel I have more than a limited bit of experience on the Bonfire tradition
given my exposure to it over the past 20 years. As such, given the
collapse in 1999, I feel it my duty to this school to speak out
against Aggie Bonfire, despite how unpopular that might make me.
Please see my links on the previous page for reasons why I
won't be there.
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Last updated January 23rd, 2002
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