No, I am not named after the pistol! Walther (german: Waldherr, Lord of the Forest) had its roots in my family tree. I am tall, blondish, and my eyes are most definitely blue. Many of you already know my real name, but that's not for public consumption.

After spending my formative years in the wild northwoods of Wisconsin, I embarked on a somewhat meandering path. After attempting to be a physicist, I dropped out of college and wound up being a counselor in a Job Corps center. Realizing that with another promotion or two I would be deadended in my career path without that sheepskin, I re-entered college as a non-traditional student pursuing a degree in business. It is then that I met our fellow Verandah denizen, the lovely Laura. Upon completing that degree, I was so into learning again, that I went off to grad school in search of my Ph.D.

I have been a professor of management since then and have taught in my native Wisconsin, in Nova Scotia, and now reside in Queensland, Australia. I had a RT sweetie, back in Wisconsin. We met VT, but couldn't make reality work for us. So, I am flying solo once again. I am moving again soon, just about a thousand miles north of here...guess I real have Gone Troppo as they say here.

Now that I've thoroughly bored you with this monologue, please return to the Verandah and chat with one of the interesting people that hang out there.

So leben wir und nehmen immer Abschied. - Rainer Maria Rilke Duineser Elegien, VIII