I’ve never done things the way most people do them. It seems that my path in life was never destined to be normal.

For example, all I’ve ever wanted to do with my life is learn about the universe, to study the stars and discover what’s out there. There was one problem, though. I couldn’t do math to save my life. This rather annoying obstacle was overcome by taking a very non-linear path to becoming a scientist.

Nothing about science has ever come easy for me, yet I have never had any desire to do anything else. I wanted to learn about the universe, period. My torturous path into the field of astronomy is not typical and stands as an example to what can be accomplished by sheer determination.

I didn’t always have that determination though. For years, I was plagued with depression and anxiety over the fact that the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do was never going to happen because I simply lacked the abilities, the skillset, to become an astronomer.

I could think of no worse tragedy than to have a desire to do something with every fibre of your being, yet simply not be able to do it. I used to ask myself all the time: “Why do I want this so bad? Why is it important to me to do something that I just can’t do?”

The answer was that I did have the ability, I just hadn’t found a way that worked for me to develop it. I eventually overcame my math blocks and went on to get a B.A. in Physics from the University of Colorado. Since I did that in my 30’s and I had a family, I never pursued graduate school.

Now, I am happily employed doing science and I’m doing a little teaching. I hope to use this blog as a platform for not only presenting astronomy in a (hopefully) fun way, but to give you content about our universe you can’t get anywhere else. I have no interest or plans to duplicate ANYTHING anyone else is doing.

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