In my free time, when I'm not preoccupied with raising my daughter (1998) and two sons (2000, 2002), I play soccer and violin, both at a high amateur level. I'm also trying to get better at the game of go.
In 1995 I tried out for Major League Soccer. I made it past two cuts, but wasn't invited to the national training camp. My career in academia was sealed.
I currently play on Austin Villa in the Premier Division of the Austin Municipal Soccer Association (and also sometimes with Waterloo in the Over-30 Premier Division).
When I lived in New Jersey, I played on Livingston United in the Semi-Pro division of the Garden State Soccer League.
Definitions of common soccer terms and governing bodies.
Ever wonder why it's called soccer?
Sam's Army is the US fan club.
On April 12th, 2008 I played a solo violin recital with Brett Bachus
on piano.
The program,
with links to quicktime videos of the performance (may take a while to
load), was as follows:
Kol Nidrei, Max Bruch
Sonata No. 14, W.A. Mozart
Sonata No. 3, 1st movement (Allegro), Johannes Brahms3 impressions and a waltz, Leopold Godowsky
Roumanian Folk Dances, Bela Bartok (the tape ended before the last 2 movements)