He's 38, born and raised in boston, and has been living in sf for the last 3-ish years. He's a moderately successful writer of mystery novels, although there were a few years when he didn't write anything, got married and then divorced, and moved to a cabin in the woods where he lived like a hermit moutain man with his dog. He's pretty cynical and sarcastic, tends to keep yo himself most of the time, and tells kids to get off his lawn sometimes, but he's good in a crisis.