Hello all. I'm Swift, as in Jonathan Swift, with whom I share a first name and a love of sarcasm. I was imported with the rest of the BABBers.

Professionally I'm an inorganic chemist and have been growing crystals for various companies for over 20 years. I've loved space and science since the dawn of the space age (born in 1958, I'll leave it to the students to do the math).

I'm also a nature-geek and a train buff. I share a household with a wife and a cat. I was born and raised in New York City, but have called Northeast Ohio home for almost 20 years (hi Andromeda and NEOwatcher).

Still trying to get the hang of vB, I can learn new tricks, but it takes some time.

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At night the stars put on a show for free (Carole King)