About

My name is Owen Piette. I am a Libra from Wisconsin, 1980. In my family are parents, brothers, sisters, a wife, and a cat, but you came here to learn about me. I hold a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, 2003. I work as a research scientist at a company called Integrated DNA Technologies (www.idtdna.com). My work, in general, involves computer simulation of DNA hybridization, although I am looking to gradually move into a more electrical area.

I live a mile east of Ainsworth, Iowa, with my wife, cats, and goose. I hate doing dishes, but love sunlight, plants, and open spaces. I spend my free time reading, exploring computer projects, tinkering with electronics, and watching television, although I’m looking to gradually cut out that last bit.

In the future I hope to go back to school and learn some more about something. If the vagueness of my long-term plans upset you, be calm, they don’t upset me. They upset my wife, though. I’m not sure how the cats feel. The goose doesn’t like it. (He doesn’t like anything)

I believe that there is only one God, that (he) is omniscient, omnipotent, and omni-benevolent. I also believe in humanity’s free will. To reconcile the two, I also believe in Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. How, exactly, they are all connected and how, exactly, I am to use these beliefs is beyond me. The other day I thought about abandoning reason.

If you would like to get in touch with me, you can send an email to absolutely any address at piettes.com, except for “emily”. “owen” is a popular one to use, but some of my friends use “owenissexy”. The bank uses “IwouldLikeToTakeYourMoneyFromYouOwen”@piettes.com and the credit card company likes to use “IHaveAlreadyTakenYourMoneyFromYouOwenSoTheresNoPointInComplainingAboutItAnymore”@piettes.com. But some people are just silly.

Do you like the aloof, noncomittal, passive, easygoing voice that I used for this page? I’m not really like that. Emily says I’m obstinate and that if I don’t stop complaining about everything then I’ll turn into a grumpy old man. She says that I shouldn’t be getting “active” or “sport” deoderant, but “obstinate” or “lazy” deoderant.

Anyway, have a great day, and I look forward to sharing more about myself sometime later.

If you’re here and things sound outdated, they probably are.