Originally from Ames, Iowa, I obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Data Processing with Cum Laude Honor from Northeast Missouri State University in May 1987. I am currently working as Information Analyst with EDS in the Indianapolis Metro area. I reside the town of Fishers with my Jack Russell Terrier, Rachel.
I began my interest in web programming in 1999 when I developed my first website through my dial-up internet provider. With the popularity of a Star Wars timeline, I had to move my website to the web hosting site, Tierra.net. Thus, schulke.com was born. Now, I am beginning this blog.
Many of my interests are documented below.
Star WarsWhen this movie came, I enjoy watching the characters journey as they re-established peace in their galaxy. Then, in the late 1980s and 1990s, Timothy Zahn wrote a new series of Star Wars novels to continue the story line of the characters in this universe. I had a timeline of how these stories fit with the original screenplays at my old website, schulke.com. Today, check my website to see what I am reading, will be reading, or have read in the Star Wars universe.
Hockey Fan
I first obtain the great desire to watch the sport of Hockey in 1980. It was the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. The United States was on its way to win its second gold medal in Ice Hockey since the last time the Olympics was played in the United States at Squaw Valley, 1960. After watching the USA team skate to a 4-3 win over the Soviet team and then on to win the gold, I become more interest this sport. So when the Winter Olympics come around again, I am always watching Ice Hockey to see how Team USA does against the world. Ever since that time, I follow each professional team's pursuit of the oldest and greatest trophy in sport history, the Stanley Cup.
Visit the NHL Champions List on my site for those teams who accomplished this goal in a seven game series.
ComicsThere is always a kid inside ourselves which enjoys the humor and lessons that our favorite characters encounter. That's why I enjoy reading the comic strips on the web. Here are my favorite classics and current strips I always enjoy to read:
Here are other comic strip I read on-line via ComicAlert!:
Baby Blues Beetle Bailey Blondie Calvin and Hobbes Crankshaft For Better For Worse Foxtrot Funky Winkerbean Luann Rex Morgan MDRead your favorite comic strip using RSS through the Comic Alert.
Anime
This Japanese form of live action comics has caught on US TV recent years especially on Cartoon Network and WB. One reason I like this form is that the Japanese artist draw their characters in an unique way. A second reason is that they have developed good story lines.
Here is a list of my favorite anime series that I have seen or currently watching:
Dragonball Dragonball Z Dragonball GT Yu-gi-oh Inuyasha Cowboy Bebop S-Cry-ed Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex NarutoMovies
The name is Bond. James Bond. 007 at his best. I have enjoyed the movies and the novels about Britian's top double 0 agent.
Music
I have enjoyed listening to music and over the years my taste has changed. I enjoyed Rock/Pop, but recently this genre has gone down hill. Today, I listen to positive Christian Contemporary music as well as some Smooth Jazz. Of course now and then, one must indulge themselves to the world of Classical music work of great composers (e.g. Mozart, Wagner, etc.)
Here is a list of my favorites:
Christian Female artist: Amy Grant
Christian Male artist: Michael W Smith
Christian Group: Petra
Rock/Pop Group: ABBA
Jazz Group: Spyrogyra
Reading
Of course, there is always the classic form of entertainment, reading a good book. It allows us to develop our imagination as we relate to characters in the story we read
Always a positive choice, is to read the Word of God with or without your favorite devotional guide.
Here some of my other favorite genres:
Mystery Science Fiction World War II HistorySome of my favorite authors:
Agatha Christie James Herriot Alistair MacLean Timothy ZahnVisit Amazon.com to find your favorites
