I was born in New York City, NY, but grew up in and around Los Angeles, CA; I graduated from North H.S. in Torrance, CA, and eventually got a BA degree in philosophy (!) from Cal State Univ., Los Angeles (go Golden Eagles!!!!); I have much interest in playing sports, e.g. track & field (sprinting), baseball, weightlifting, and martial arts,etc., playing chess and checkers, and playing games on the cellphone. I have played alot of arcade video games: My favorite is Ms Pac-Man from a few years ago (nowadays its difficult to find this in a stand-up arcade game). I always like to better and improve myself in this world.