Michael Arnold:  

Hi everyone, this is Michael Arnold. I'm sure you all remember me as that tall, fat, blond guy with glasses who was so shy that he could barely talk to anyone. I lived in Buffalo, NY from 1959-1966. In 1966 after my parents divorced, my mother and I moved to Phoenix, where I attended Squaw Peak Grade School (grades 2-3) for 2 years. Then in 1968 we moved to Orange for 6 years where I attended California Grade School (grades 4-6) and Peralta Jr. High (grades 7-9). Then we moved BACK to Phoenix in 1974, where I attended Camelback High (grades 10-12) and then ASU for 5 years from 1977-1982. My life slowly changed (the shyness went away), especially in 1976, 1988, 1996...major milestones in my life. In 1976 I became a Christian, in 1988 I "came out" after my mother died and in 1996 I moved from Phoenix to Seattle (my lifelong dream). After graduating ASU with a telecommunications degree, I started my long 30 year career in the cable TV business from 1983-2013. In 2008 I started to trav...Expand for more