I'd like to think this is a redwood treeAbout ME

My name is Trijntje (or Trink, for short), but now I go by Valerie so people can actually pronounce my name. I'm a physicist/computer weenie for the navy at the Naval Research Lab in your nation's capital, Washington, DC . I spend part of my time being computer chick for the group (including being spiderwoman for our web page) and the rest of the time I work on determining the optical properties of ocean waters.
I live in Alexandria , Virginia. This is The South, believe me.

My son, Matthew, rates his own page. Last updated 8/9/99.
Right now, I try to keep busy with all sorts of things. Work, of course, takes up much more of my day than I'd like. In the other time I have, I'm a mommy to Matthew. I also like to go running, walking, swimming, skiing, and I'm discovering kayaking. I'm a closet folk dancer and old-timey fiddle player, but those things tend to have moved to the back seat recently. I'm always looking for suggestions of things to try.