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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>
+
[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.
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 ##