Cats like me. I can make bread from almost any kind of flour without a recipe or measurements. I have climbed all of the major volcanoes in Washington state; made the 12th assent of Mt. Sir Sandford in Canada; and was on the first nude assent of Mt. Rainier, though I wore clothing.I have a degree in writing from the University of Washington and was named the best catalog copywriter in America in the 1980s by the Direct Marketing Association. My company, Early Winters, created and sold the first Gore-Tex products in the world. I have been an advertising and direct marketing consultant to many firms: The Sharper Image, Smith & Hawken, SyberVision, Orvis, and a host of now-forgotten firms. I helped create and launch the first airline in-flight catalog, Discoveries, through United Airlines. I also helped create overseas meals for Delta Airlines back when airlines still served food.At The Herbfarm I oversee one of the largest wine programs around: 4250 different wines and over 25,000 bottles. The Herbfarm is America’s only 5-Diamond Restaurant north of the Bay Area and west of Chicago. The Washington Wine Commission honored me last year with their Walter Clore Honorarium for lifetime achievement and the promotion of Washington state wines. It seems a bit early to be getting lifetime awards, but who am I to turn them down? Buses may like me, too.Specialties: * Award-winning catalog copywriting* Direct mail circulation management and systems* Catalog design and product space analysis* Wine cellar management and wine acquisitions* Mechanical and digital direct 4-color process printing work-flow; color correction* Expert wild and native food gatherer and cook