So who’s David Nikithser?

I’m a few weeks older than Nixon’s resignation.

I spent the first twentysomething years of my life in Clifton, NJ and am a 1992 graduate of Clifton High School.  I took a tour of local colleges until realizing I should probably just go to work instead, as I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life.

I met my wife, Dawn, when I was 13 years old, and knew I’d marry her the moment I laid eyes on her.  We started dating not quite 10 years after that day.

I found myself working in technology, which I’m still doing now about 12 years later.  We moved to the Trenton/Princeton area right before Y2K became a buzzword and bought our first house in January 2008.

I have a half-serious aspiration to become a professional poker player.

In December 2008, I finished the college career I pseudo-started 16 years earlier with a degree in Business Administration from Rider University.

I play guitar and I sing.  I love to cook and try cooking new things.  Dawn and I visit England about twice a year if we can help it.  The other half of the half-serious aspiration is to live and work there someday.

I am a published cruciverbalist (someone who creates crossword puzzles), and I throw one up here every once in a while.  I’ll create one for you, if you ask nicely.

You might have seen me on “Jeopardy!” in 2006 – I was a two-day champion.

This isn’t a political blog, or an attempt to get famous by slagging famous people, or a place where I post carefully-crafted one-liners.  If any of that happens,  it’s 100% an accident.

Happy reading!