A Little Info About Me

Possibly more than you need to know.

I am a toy collector and avid book reader living in West Michigan with my two sons. Professionally, I am a web developer that specializes in PHP (Laravel, Craft CMS) and I am a former field artilleryman.

I am a huge G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero fan. No, not the 12" figures from the 1960s and 1970s. My fandom begins with the line of 3 3/4" figures and characters that first appeared in 1982 and disappeared from the Toys R Us shelves in 1994 only to return periodically in various forms–the latest being G.I. JOE Classified which has turned into my primary hobby.

I read a lot of science fiction, fantasy and pretty much everything in the Energon Universe.

While I was born right outside of Chicago, IL, I have also lived in Texas (Dallas area) and have now lived in Michigan since 1998.

Have we met? Feel free to say hello.

Ben Kohl in home office