About Me

This page is just a bit about me, my personal likes, dislikes, interests, passions, and hobbies.  As I mentioned, my name is Paul Michael Parkhurst and I live in sunny (usually) San Ramon, California.  San Ramon is in the East San Francisco Bay Area.  I work as a senior software engineer at Arris Group, Inc. in the WorkAssure group. I am married to Brenda Anela Parkhurst, but have not yet been blessed with children. 

To the left, you'll find buttons that will take you to a few pages about myself that you might find interesting.  The top one takes you to a page that has some pictures of me at different times of my life.  The next one accesses a brief treatise on some of my political beliefs.  The third has an essay I wrote for some coworkers when they became citizens of the United States back in August.  I've also collected a few quotes that I like.  The wall of my cubicle at work is covered with quotes such as these :-)  Finally, the poem "IF" by Rudyard Kipling has always had a special place in my heart.  Hope you enjoy these pages!

Facts About Me

• Most Prized Award:  Eagle Scout (1980)
• Myers-Brigg Personality:  INTJ
• First Computer:  Apple ][+ (1983)
• First Became an Uncle:  10 years old (actually, before I was born, but that's another story)
• Favorite Band:  Pink Floyd
• Favorite Classical Composer:  Richard Wagner
• Favorite TV Shows:  Star Trek (Original), WKRP in Cincinnati, Two and a Half Men
• Favorite Movies:  Star Wars, Excalibur, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Aliens
• Favorite Authors:  JRR Tolkien, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Edgar Allan Poe, PJ O'Rourke
• Favorite Books:  Lord of the Rings, Dune Trilogy, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Foundation Trilogy
• Farthest I've Been From Home:  England (1994)
• Favorite Passtime:  Anything to do with my computer

More to come (as I think of them...)