Mark Metcalfe

I am married for over 20 years and have four children. My children each has a heart of gold and make me very proud to be their dad. They make me look good because of the brightness and the joy they get out of living. I'm a very lucky man.

I am a Manager of Technical Communications for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

My online resume shows the computer industry professional side of me, although it has not been updated since I was promoted to manager.
My Weekend Updates show the personal side of me in open journal entries about me and my family.
My Christian magazine articles have been published in the Herald of Holiness (now known as Holiness Today), copyright January 1996-December 1997.
My Marriage and Parenting class is a series of Adult Bible studies.

I am a member of the Church of the Nazarene. It is an evangelical Protestant denomination with over a million members worldwide and has been around for almost 100 years. It's main distinction (but not exclusivity) from other evangelical churches is its emphasis on Christian holiness. You can read more about the Statements of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene.

I own three full-sized, and one three-quarter sized, solid state pinball machines. Each has music and speech and really cool light shows.

The 1985 Williams Comet, a solid state machine with a theme based on the Coney Island amusement park.
The 1986 Williams High Speed, another solid state machine with a theme based on a cop car highway chase.
The 1991 Cactus Jack's, with a theme based on a singing group of Cactus characters at a tavern where the patrons (the pinball player) throws fruit.
The Wico Big Top Circus, with an obvious theme. this machine was probably created for the Sears/Roebuck audience by its size and sparse feature set, but it keeps small children happy.

I got into pinball when a friend of mine gave me a 1973 Gottleib Big Indian that was in disrepair in his basement. It was an electro-mechanical machine with relay switches that I had restored to working order. I have also owned Bally's Mr. & Ms. PacMan and Pheonix.