Hi!
I'm Mark
I've done lots of cool stuff!
I grew up in Maryland
I lived in Pennsylvania for many years, and now live in Myrtle Beach.
I can ice skate
and I'm a certified scuba diver
I got my degree from Penn State
I was on TV for many years
(WNEP-TV 16 in Scranton Pennsylvania)
I taught myself to build websites
I helped build big dynamic websites like:
Of course most of my code is now gone (that's the nature of websites). But, hey, it was cool when it was live!
I created interactive textbooks
for MacMillian Higher Ed.
I'm a photographer
- Action Shots
- Sports and Surfing Photography near Myrtle Beach, SC
- Vertical Wallpaper
- Background Images for Vertical Monitors
I love to travel
- Africa
- Winter 2007-08
- Holy Land Cruise
- Summer 2010
- Cuba Cruise
- Winter 2015-16
I love kids
- I adopted an older child.
- I hosted an International Exchange Student.
- I babysit my friend's children.
I was a substitute teacher
at the junior-high level
I make maps
- Ramani-Maps
- Community, Municipal, and Park Maps
I built several hiking trails
I advocate for trails in general and have been a member of several community Parks and Rec boards.
I write essays about weird topics
- 220 Joules
- A simple explanation of gravity and general relativity
- Keynes Was Right
- John Maynard Keynes was right when he predicted a 15-hour work week
- Understanding Economic Balance
- Economics and the household model
- Walkable East Stroudsburg
- Promoting walkability in Monroe County, PA
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
I'm a Certified Surgical Technologist
and have scrubbed-in on over 100 real-life surgeries
I help instruct students
in the HGTC Surgical Technology program
I am a
small-business owner
I created Surgical Counts, a platform that helps Surgical Technology students track and count their clinical cases.
I've hosted travelers in my home
from around the world via Couchsurfing
I support a number of social causes
And I've been married for over 25 years
(Yes, to the same person)