User:Spiffy sperry

I live in Illinois, USA, where I work at a state government agency. I have been interested in Wikipedia since June 2004, and a contributor since September 2005.

About Spiffy
My interests include astronomy, climate change, and my own genealogy. Also I am a semi-avid runner, having completed two Chicago Marathons.

My username, Spiffy Sperry, was bestowed to me by a lovely elementary school teacher.

Wiki projects

 * environmental articles related to my former employment
 * adding sort keys to category labels (Categorization) - mostly for "List of" categories, so the 'L' section isn't crammed (now made easier by Template:DEFAULTSORT)
 * "wikifying" deadend pages (Special:Deadendpages) - remember the guidelines on linking!
 * General clean-up
 * Category:Articles requiring unit attention
 * fixing brackets and quotes (Wiki Syntax)
 * fixing double redirects (Special:DoubleRedirects) - apparently, there's a bot for this, so anything I do is a shameless way to pad my edit stats
 * various pages related to tropical cyclones (mainly due to my obsession with spreadsheets)
 * County and Township articles for Illinois

Articles that make me chuckle

 * Recursive acronym and Backronym
 * Strategery and More cow bell
 * The Colbert Report and Truthiness
 * Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
 * WP:HOLICTEST - WP:LAST - WP:SPIDER - WP:STUPID

Advice

 * 1) Be wary of insurance companies.  One auto insurance company tried to lay partial blame on me for running a green light when their client ran a red light and totalled my car.
 * 2) If you run 500 miles over 6 months training for a marathon, use something more sturdy than the plastic tie they give you to affix your electronic chip.
 * 3) Donate blood, regularly.
 * 4) Be a Gas Buddy!  You know you watch the prices anyway.