hallo, hallo! Colonies calling!

Flyby here. Glad to meet ya! I'm from Cincinnati, a slow-changing primarily Republican-party mid-western (USA) town. I'm an independent-minded guy that votes the best person. Never vote party lines.
My main interest at the moment is getting my gaming PC completed so I can get back into the swirling dogfights online. My favorite combat flight sim is IL2-1946. I use the Thrustmaster Cougar HOTAS system with Elite rudder pedals. Currently I have the i7-920 CPU with DO stepping, thugh I'll only OC it to about 3.6ghz. Not much benefit in flight sims beyond that point.
I enjoy Jazz as my favorite music, and am partial to the bop side of the genre. But R&B is good as is classic rock, and classical music. Too bad I can't play a note, but I listen very well.
I drive an 02 WRX that I once modified for power, but since returned to to mostly stock (power levels). It has an interesting 11.5:1 custom steering rack which makes driving it a pleasure even in mundane situations.
I also enjoy a good book, mostly from the techno-thriller or recent historical combat type. One exception is "The Kybalion" That's sort of my personal expressway to the Almighty dear and fluffy.
OK enough about me. Who's serving coffee?
Flyby out