Fichori

About me:

I was born in [city redacted], [state redacted] in [year redacted].

My mother taught me reading, printing and simple math.
(I never learned cursive writing)

My only other academic education was for 2 weeks in a private school.

I mostly grew up out in the country, preferably with lots of woods nearby. (A country boy can survive)
By the time I was 16, my family had moved approximately 16 times, give or take. (Ghosts are real, just not the kind you think.)

When I was a teenager I taught myself to type so I could chat on IRC, and my brother taught me the basics of the ANSI C programming language.

Around that time I also became a fan of the Linux operating system. (I use it almost exclusively now)

Since then, I've learned a few more programming languages and become somewhat fluent with HTML and JavaScript.

(I've skipped lots of details...)

Things [and subjects] I enjoy:
(not in any sort of order)

Making things.
Writing programs.
Hiking. (Especially in the high country)
Reading. (Chronicles of Narnia [all seven books] are an all time favorite.)
History. (Especially the WW2 era. America's finest hour?)
Math. (I have a hard time with it sometimes, but I find it absolutely fascinating.)
Hunting. (But not by my self.)
Painting. (not very good at it.)
Target shooting. (Soooo expensive!)
Building and flying model airplanes. (I got to pilot [and crash land] the plane [owned by an acquaintance] found here)
Paintball. (I haven't had the opportunity to play in a while, So I mostly use my marker for non-lethal pest control [don't ask], but I would like to get back in the game.)
Machining. (carving things out of metal with a mill/lathe.)
Rebuilding and working on engines.
Creating 3D computer art. (sample and link below)

That pretty well sums it up.

If I missed something, feel free to ask questions.

I can't guarantee an answer, but if you don't ask, you won't know.

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Funny sayings:

(Unless otherwise specified, these are all my own)

Conservative ideology: Nip it in the bud.
Liberal ideology: Nip it in the butt.

When your a Bull, every problem tends to look like a Matador in tight pants.

If your going to fight dragons, wear fire proof underwear.

(More coming later)

If you use any of these sayings, please attribute them.
Thanks.

About the name Fichori

Pronounced fi'kôr'ē (or Fi-kor-rey)

fi as in fish
chor as in chord
i as in story

The name, [unrelated to the village of the same name located in the Republic of Georgia. (not the US state)] comes form a novel I started to write but never finished.