Hello all,
My name is Alan Speakman... My wife Suzie and I live on Cape Cod MA., and I'll be contributing to this Blog... I guess a disclosure of a bit of my background is in order...
I'm 47 years old, and have been feeding (and studying) the backyard birds and whatnot for as long as I can remember.
As for more professional training and experience, I hold two A.S. degrees, (one in Psychology, and one in Microprocessor Technology), a B.S. in Computer Engineering, and I have begun work on my Masters in Library Science at Simmons College in Boston. My work/writing experience pretty much runs the gamut... I've done every odd job imaginable, and as a professional have worked as a(n) engineer/senior engineer/software support representative/programmer for the likes of Microsoft, Olympus, etc.
The last three years of my corporate life were spent as a technical writer and developer of computer-based training software. Recently, I've been working for myself as a computer consultant.
My hobbies include digital photography, boatbuilding, woodworking, bird watching, and messing about with computers, (I consider myself a public hazard in all the aforementioned areas.)
Just to give you a heads up concerning the types of blogs I'm going to post... Don't expect the ol' "Company Advertisement in the Guise of a Blog" routine... Nope. Not even close... Here are some of the blogs I'm working on:
- Feeding Birds as an Active Pastime
- Squirrels: Foe or Friend?
- Protecting Your Birds
- What to do with an Injured Bird
- Prepping for the Birds' Needs for Food and Water for the Winter
- City Birds and the Care Thereof
- Birding vs. Just Feeding the Birds
- Building Birdhouses for Next Spring... Let's Get Started Now!
So please forgive my jumpy fonts, and for my forgetting HTML code... It's been a while... I'll catch on...
I guess the bottom line is that there isn't a hint of a shadow of a doubt in my mind that you guys are going to teach me tenfold what I can offer up to you.
And finally, we would like to hear from you concerning what you would like this Blog to contain. What format do you think this Blog should take? Let us know your thoughts...
See you by the bird feeder...
Alan
Comments
I'd like to hear more about the area of Cape Cod. Living on the opposite coast from you, I'm not familiar with your area. Anyway, your topics sound interesting, will look forward to reading them....
Posted by: kathryn | September 30, 2006 4:36 AM
Living in a more urban suburb, the sound of our finches make a big difference in out family members' lives. Humans certainly can't make mucic this lovely.
Posted by: Micki Jones | October 16, 2006 7:13 PM