moving bio from ~bdale to bdale

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+## Biographical Information
+
+From time to time I get asked for biographical information and/or photographs 
+for use on conference web pages, print media, and so forth.  I've created this 
+page to gather suitable bits in one place to make this process easier. 
+
+# Resume / CV
+
+* A [brief bio](bdale_bio.txt), suitable for use on web sites and in flyers 
+  for events where I have agreed to speak. 
+* A more data-oriented [Curriculum Vitae](cv) 
+
+# Photographs
+
+This photo was taken in October 2007 at one of my favorite restaurants
+of all time...
+
+<ul>
+<li> <a href="originalhead.jpg">
+        <img src="originalthumb.jpg"></a>
+       right
+</ul>
+<p>
+These are casual photographs, taken outdoors in Colorado in October of 2003, 
+and the raw frames are 1800x1200 pixels. 
+Click on the thumbnail to retrieve the full size original.  Note that I 
+rotated the thumbnails but left the full size images "sideways" just as they
+came from the camera.
+<ul>
+<li> <a href="dscf0012.jpg">
+        <img src="dscf0012-thumb.jpg"></a>
+       right
+
+<li> <a href="dscf0013.jpg">
+        <img src="dscf0013-thumb.jpg"></a>
+       center
+<li> <a href="dscf0014.jpg">
+        <img src="dscf0014-thumb.jpg"></a>
+       left
+</ul>
+<p>
+This is a cropped portion of a photograph taken in Brisbane at Linux Conf 
+Australia 2002.  It's what many conference organizers chose for their web 
+sites during 2003, since most of my talks that year were about Debian and this
+is so far the best picture of me "with a swirl on".  Feel free to use this if
+it seems appropriate.
+Unfortunately, the "thumbnail" is full size on this one.
+<ul>
+<li> <a href="../Bdale.jpg">
+
+        <img src="../Bdale.jpg"></a>
+</ul>
+

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 Future home of Bdale's Personal Home Page
 
 * [Bdale's blog](blog)
+* [Bdale's biographical information](bio)

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@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ We have also flown with
   [parts](http://www.apogeerockets.com/building_supplies.asp)
   from them for building rockets from scratch, and we really like some
   of the [Dynastar](http://www.dynastar-rockets.com/) mid-power 
-  kits like the Rip-Roar and Sky Torpedo.
+  kits like the Rip-Roar and Sky Torpedo.  Apogee is also a distributor of 
+  our [TeleMetrum](http://www.apogeerockets.com/Altus_Metrum_GPS.asp) starter 
+  kits!
 
 * [Giant Leap Rocketry](http://giantleaprocketry.com/) is a
-  good source for components for building high power rockets.  We particularly
+  great source for components for building high power rockets.  We particularly
   like the Pinnacle nose cone series, and DynaWind pre-glassed airframe
   tubing.  Local rep Joe Hinton shows up at various launches we attend, and 
   gets most of our commercial motor reload business.
@@ -58,18 +60,23 @@ We have also flown with
   bits and pieces.
 
 * [Public Missiles](http://www.publicmissiles.com/) make very nice parachutes
-  and HAMR retainers, which we like for 29-54mm motors.
+  and HAMR retainers, which are our favorite retainers for 29-54mm motors.
 
 * [Aero Pack](http://www.aeropack.net/) makes the flanged motor retainers we 
   like the large projects that contain 75 and 98mm motor mounts.
 
+* [Chris' Rocket Supplies](http://www.csrocketry.com/) handled a problem
+  caused by one of their suppliers with an order brilliantly, and will get
+  more of our business in the future.
+
 * [Discount Rocketry](http://www.discountrocketry.com/) 
-  seems to consistently have the best prices on kits and motors, but often
-  are out of stock on things we want.  We've bought lots of
+  used to consistently have the best prices on kits and motors, but recently
+  has seemed to be mostly out of stock on things we want.  We've bought lots of
   [Estes motors](http://estesrockets.com), 
   smaller [Aerotech reloads](http://aerotech-rocketry.com),
   and [Rouse-Tech cases](http://rouse-tech.com) from them.  And they're 
-  responsive and helpful on the phone.
+  responsive and helpful on the phone, so we'll happily buy things from 
+  them that are in stock.
 
 ## Electronics ##