Ian Davidson

I enjoy seeing what other people get up to, so here is what I get up to.

Sports

On the sporting side I enjoy golf, cricket and volleyball. Unfortunately, I do not have the opportunity to play the later two anymore since its difficult to find teams. Golf is more amenable to a busy person and I try to play that as much as I can.  I took my first golf lessons after 5+ years of playing golf consistently and scoring in the 80’s for the last few years. It turns out I have been holding the club completely wrong! I am now going to spend a bit of time trying to fix this. My motivation comes when everything clicks together with the new grip and I can crush the ball much further than I could previously imagine.

Interests

I enjoy learning about history. I live in Albany which is a classic example of a once very important town (it was the on-ramp to the Erie canal) with an amazing wealth of history and architecture. My wife and I restored a 137 year old Brownstone which included everything from sanding back 10 inch wide heart pine floor boards to refinishing the cast-iron work on our coal burning fireplaces. Some images of the house in progress are available here.

I enjoy movies. My wife dragged me to the wonderful Stanford Theatre and now my preference is for classic (black and white) films. I am currently trying to see every movie to win the best movie Oscar. A list of these movies and my comments on some of the ones I’ve seen so far are here.

I love to travel. This shows the countries I've been to:

Family

My wife, Joulia, and my daughter, Constance, help me keep things in perspective.