"I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." (George Bush, former U.S. president, 1990)

That may be the only thing George Bush and I ever agreed on. My name is Yvonne, but I've been known online since the late 70's as Butterfly. When I'm not working I spend most of my time reading or corresponding with friends in farflung places via e-mail and IRC. You can often find me on the IRC #callahans channel. I love to have visitors, and will gladly put aside whatever I ought to be doing to play cook, chauffeur and tour guide.

Other interests include collecting camels, playing the piano and other instruments (including the balalaika, mountain dulcimer, recorder, and doumbek), bellydancing, cross country skiing, sewing, home brewing (beer, mead, and cordials), fostering retired racing greyhounds, and getting to know new people via the local Mensa chapter.

Before moving to New Mexico in 1995, I spent eight years working as publications director and network administrator for the National Center for Farmworker Health. Moving gave me a chance to work for several years as a freelance communication specialist, doing technical writing, graphic design, grant writing, and web development for non-profits and small corporations. One of the clients I connected with via an online friend was a web design company in Chicago called Imaginary Landscape. They were so much fun to work with that when Imaginary Landscape invited me to become a full-time telecommuting employee in May 2000, I gladly accepted the opportunity to join their diverse and talented team.

When they're not busy doing other things, my computers work on decryption projects for Solace, the Callahanian distributed computing team. Join us—Team Solace needs YOU!