I took this shot of my daughter Heather on the Mall in Washington DC a couple of years back. As you can see, she's of the "They followed me home, can I keep them?" school of thought.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. Heather is a member of Mensa, a Libertarian, an artist, a musician, a computer geek, a good shot with a .45, and she likes to jump out of airplanes and climb sheer, 60-foot rock cliffs for fun. She was home-schooled through her high school years and seems to have survived the process.
She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After getting a minor in Design, she shifted over to Cognitive Science, a discipline that blends computer and AI science with cognitive psychology. CogSci is a multi-disciplinary field that suited her talents well. She is interested in everything and loves both programming and psychology. But her artistic expertise overwhelmed her scientific talents, and she's now a successful professional artist.
Heather is a dangerous entity in her own right and is Not of This Earth. My suspicions were confirmed the evening a couple of alien Grays showed up and said, "Mr. Keith? Can Heather come out and play?"
Just over a year ago she made me feel very old by presenting me with a grandson, Aiden. He is Not of This Galaxy. When the Grays show up to play with him, I hope she'll answer the same way I did.
This page was last updated on February 16, 2008.