As I look back on my life I can see how my hobbies and fascinations lead me to be doing what I do now. I've always had a fascination with technology, specifically technology that allowed for communication.
As a youngster (age 10-ish) I learned about this technology "Amateur Radio" (aka: ham radio). Its an old technology that's been around forever, and it allowed anyone to communicate with people with a transmitter and receiver. I was given a receiver as a young kid and played around with it, listening in on conversations other people were having.
A few years after that I actually invested in some "CB Radio" equipment. That's what trucker's used to communicate. I would ride around in the car with my CB unit and listen to the truckers and even try to talk to them.
Years later as a teenager the internet made its way into our house and I was introduced to forums and message boards. More forms of communication with people I'd never met, but I found it so very intriguing. My fascination grew an