I am nearly an Arizona native, having lived in Flagstaff, AZ for almost all of my life. I was born in Colorado, so I have spent my entire life in the Western United States. I currently live about an hour from the Grand Canyon, and have hiked it three times so far.
Ben and Bre at Uptown
My wife and I were married in a pink gothic revival church in downtown Flagstaff. Yes, the church is pink, at least on the outside. It even has pink gargoyles.
My education is in physics and mathematics (Northern Arizona University, 2003), but I work as a medical device engineer. I have five years of professional experience in the manufacture and design of medical devices. I am also interested in philosophy, particularly Thomist philosophy, with a focus on philosophy of nature and of statistics. I am currently enrolled in Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, CT for a MA in Philosophy.
I serve on the school board of San Francisco de Asís parish school in Flagstaff, AZ. I am the board chairman at present.
Starting April 2009, I am the secretary of the Dead Philosophers Society, the student society for distance students at Holy Apostles.
Unless some misspelling was involved in the past, Espen is Danish and means "Bear of the Gods". The name is a Danish form of the Old Norse name Asbjørn. In Scandanavian countries, Espen is a first name.