Hi, I'm Matty Muddypaws, Michael and Roy's daughter and guardian of this site. Just follow the links below to find your way around.
Vienna63
You
really want to know? Seems like there are some very curious people out there.
Well, I guess in this case, you do deserve some information about myself.
Here goes: I was
born on a late October
day in 1963 in the
beautiful city of
Vienna, Austria.
There I was lucky enough to enjoy a
nice childhood. After a rigourous education at a Catholic Highschool, (no
evil nun stories here) and a few years of training in Tourism Mangament I moved
to Germany at age 21 for two short years.
Since the summer of 1986 I call sunny
Southern California my home where I have selected a beautiful spot just south of
Los Angeles and close to the beach called the
South Bay.
My life basically revolves around a few
important people and interests (I guess everyone's does). 
Most important is my partner Roy with whom I share. . . ,well we share all the things we are supposed to and maybe more.
By trade I am a Marketing and Promotions Professional in the Tourism industry, something which I have done practically since I left school (for the first time at least). It is also something I truly enjoy.
Roy and I met just over five years ago during California
AIDS Ride 1 where we had the pleasure to get to know each other over the
course of a week riding our bike's from San Francisco to Los
Angeles. (above
with Los Angeles major Richard Riordan who has graciously supported the AIDS
Rides since the beginning)
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SWIM ! Shortly after me first meeting Roy he told me about his regular swim workout routines. Swimming was one of the very few sports I had not considered yet to at least give a try . Shortly after California AIDS ride I started to watch Roy swimming lap after lap at the West Hollywood pool and I began to appreciate his seriousness about swimming. Weeks thereafter I began my first shy and timid attempts to string together a few strokes of freestyle, then the first complete lap, the first hundred yards, the first four laps in a row . . . Roy, I take it, was more amused then convinced about my dabbling in the pool, but encouraged me to go forward. A few months later, minutes before a class at Santa Monica College I stumbled onto a Masters swim workout. After a brief talk with the coach I was a new member of SCAQ, the Southern California Masters Swim Team. Still timid and now a bit scared I began a routine of coached swim workouts that has not stopped since. While I am not a fast swimmer by a long-shot, I have improved over time and even found the balls to compete in a few swim meets, include Gay Games V in Amsterdam. Swimming has become an important part of my life in a way I would have never imagined. I since learned that it is not just a sport but a lifestyle that enabled me to meet many wonderful people. (photo: on the starting block in Amsterdam, Gay Games V) |
When I'm not working I am trying to stay in shape by following a somewhat rigorous swim workout routine as well as some cycling and rollerblading along the beach.
Other interests of mine include politics, music and literature.
A couple of years ago I also started taking some courses at Santa Monica College in order to train my brain cells a little. Unfortunately none of my European schooling counts towards a University degree here in the U.S., so I have decided to continue my studies at Chapman University working towards a degree in Organizational Leadership.
Guess that's more than you really wanted to know. . .