Evening all!
I'm about to (re-)embark on my career as a research scientist, after taking a short detour as a lawyer. I'll be moving back to the north finally (Rochester, NY). I really dislike being here in the dusty southwest. (It's fine for others, and I love visiting Arizona, but I need seasons, rain more than once every five months...

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Physically, I enjoy bicycling, reading, walking, and cooking. Mentally, I can't wait to get back into the lab. I'm a history buff, and enjoy learning (or trying to!) new languages. Spiritually, I'm a Catholic Christian who is deeply in love with his faith, with the Lord, and with Jesus. In an odd manner of speaking, you could almost call me a "Transcendental Christian"--after Emerson and Thoreau, not the eastern practice of meditation.
I came to these boards to engage other Christians about our faith. I am assuredly
not here to convert anyone to Catholicism, nor am I here to be converted myself to other branches of Christianity. Rather, I would prefer to have good conversations about our similarities and differences, to learn more about Christianity in general, and non-Catholic denominations in particular.
God bless you all!
Monte Cassino