I am 51 and live in the St. Louis area. I work for the U.S. Office of Surface Mining as a Civil Engineer. We regulate the mining and reclamation of coal permits. I am a huge sci-fi fan, both in books and TV/movies.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I really don't think there is any extraterrestrial life out there, but my opinion very rarely carries any weight. I run SETI@home because we should always investigate the possibilitiy that i might be wrong.
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.