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Friends and Family

Friends and family are an important part of my life, and many of the things I do during my leisure time involve people from one or the other of these groups (not that I'm saying they are mutually exclusive).  If you've looked at some of the other photos on my site, you've no doubt seen some of the faces of the people listed below.  This page is intended to put names with those faces and to give you a little better idea of what these people are all about.        This certainly is not an exhaustive list, so don't get upset if you think you should be on here and aren't; it's primarily limited by the photos I have, and besides that, there are no real criteria I've used to decide whom to include.  If you think your name is missing from this page, send me an e-mail.      Please also keep in mind that I haven't necessarily cleared these photos or the associated information with the people to whom they pertain, so I take full responsibility for any inaccuracies or misleading statements that may be present.

Family

	Who they are	What they do
	Jeff Janovetz	Jeff is an Assistant Professor at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky where he teaches a variety of undergraduate biology courses; his research focuses on functional morphology of fishes, reptiles, and amphibians.  Jeff and I came to know each other primarily through our common interest in reptiles and amphibians (and nature in general).  He is an avid reader, an entertaining conversationalist, and one of the best cooks I know.  But he can't type.
	Dan Joppa	Dan is a long-time Omaha friend of the Croft family.  Until recently he lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was a production editor at Carmichael Lynch Advertising.  He now lives on a peaceful lake in northern Minnesota and enjoys the many opportunities for fishing, hiking, biking, and generally relaxing.
	Tom Kaye	If you're into paintball,  you may know the name of Tom Kaye, founder of Airgun Designs, a paintball gun manufacturing company.  I came to know Tom through our common interest in paleontology, and we've gone out west for fieldwork in Wyoming and Montana together for many years.  Tom is also interested in astrophysics and has a web site describing his efforts (and those of other amateur astronomers) to detect planets orbiting distant stars.
	Joe Walsh	Joe earned his Ph.D. at The University of Chicago and now is Lecturer in the Biological Sciences Department at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.  He teaches a variety of undergraduate biology courses and is active in conservation activities throughout the greater Chicagoland area.  Joe is an avid fisherman, hiker, and camper, and usually spends his summers enjoying the outdoors in the western U.S.  He is also an excellent cook.