Here are the things that make me me....

1. Science

I study how the brain recognizes objects by their shape. While I am technically a "psychologist", I am not analyzing you (don't get paid enough for that). I am doing post-doctoral work  at UCLA, where I teach and do research. I highly recommend UCLA as a place to study. The psych grad program in cognitive neuroscience was great for me, and you just can't beat the southern california weather.

This is one of the few casino games where you can actually play with a slight advantage (if you know which games to play and how to play them). Of course, there is no guarantee of winning given that the variability of the game is quite high. The best place to play is Las Vegas, where a skilled video poker player can not only win a little (on the average), but can also enjoy living as a sultan for a few days, compliments of the casino. By earning "comps" by playing, video poker players can get free rooms, free food (and great food if you know where to eat ) as well as free booze. While I'm not a boozer anymore, I take full advantage of the food (they don't call me pigman for nothing). If you are interested in learning more about Video Poker, go to my Video Poker Page.

Although I don't play as much I should (as my growing girth will attest to), I am in to volleyball, rollerblading (on the Santa Monica beach path) and tennis (when I can find a partner).

More than anything else, food is what makes me me. Unfortunately, there is more of me lately than me would like. Therefore, I am trying to make me less by cutting out some of those great fatty foods, but who wants to live like that? I heartily endorse ice blended mochas from the Coffee Bean (Am I violating the UCLA home page policy by advertising?), and sinful cinnamon Wetzel Pretzels. If you have had neither of these, then you are not technically alive.

Denise is a 4th year clinical student at UCLA who will probably give me (expletive deleted) for not putting her at the top of this list. But she knows that she really is numero uno and that I don't want to ruin my macho image by putting her at the top spot. I will soon try and post scanned pictures of myself (how pretentious, like you care what I look like), Denise and anything else that comes out OK in the scanner. Hopefully, I won't get arrested by the FCC.