Gaffer Gamgee

A sunflower, symbol of the global Green Party

Biographical info

• I teach Computer Science at a large American public university
• I am a non-researcher, teaching primarily undergraduate courses
• My technical specialty is Web programming
• I am a Baby boomer and continue to self-identify with the Bohemian ideals of the Hippie movement
• I live in an Intentional community

"Gaffer Gamgee" is a character from J.R.R. Tolkien's classic, The Lord of the Rings

Possible sources of editing bias

• I am a veteran of the Nuclear freeze movement
• I am currently a member of the Green Party