Ronald P. Reck was raised and educated in the Detroit Metropolitan area and on occasion, has enough time to miss the friends and culture of the place he still calls home. He is formally trained in theoretical syntax and remains fascinated by language and what it reveals about being human. A passion for linguistics and intensity with computers afford him gainful employment using Perl, XML, and Semantic Web technologies running, of course under *nix. He prides himself on developing scalable, open source architectural strategies for difficult problems. He resides near our nation’s capital with his lovely wife Olga and delightful son Sabien.