Steve Boyko - Frequently Asked Questions

Steve Boyko - Frequently Asked Questions

Updated January 13, 2006

This is a list of questions that have been, or might be, asked about me, just so you know.

Let's have the vital statistics.
How about some pictures of you?
Are you married?
Do you have any children?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
There is no number
Where do you live?
Where do you work?
Do you have any pets?
What kind of car do you drive?
What do you want to do with your life?
How do I ask another question?
What's your secret ambition?

Vital Statistics

am 5' 8 1/4" tall (173 cm)

weigh approximately 160 lbs., having lost about 40 lbs. recently (thank you Weight Watchers)
have light brown hair, less of it every day!
have (two) green eyes (that many say are blue)

Pictures Of Me

Follow this link for a whole page. (it's big)

Are You Married?

YES!!! I married a wonderful woman, Christine Boyko (nee Franklin), on March 30 2002.

I was previously married once.

My first house was a small two-bedroom house in Upper Kingsclear, outside Fredericton. I sold it in November 2001. Here are some photos of my first house

We moved into my second house in 2000. Here are photos of my second house.

We had our third house built in 2004.

My Pets

I have two cats. The cats are:

Pippin, a thin, elegant tom, who has orange fur with some white streaks. He beats up on Spook on occasion, and otherwise gets beat up by my son.
Spook, a tiny black lady cat. She looks like the stereotypical witch's cat. She keeps to herself, but can be vocal at times.

They are now "inside" cats.

Where I Work

I work at NB Power, the provincial power utility. My job title is "Information Technology Specialist - Generation", which means I do stuff with computers for the Generation business unit.

My job involves several different tasks:

Technical contact, chief bottlewasher, etc. for PI historian systems from OSI Software;
System administrator for Sun workstations ("WEStations") in two of our plants;
System administrator, programmer, chief bottle-washer for four performance monitoring PCs ("Heat Rate PCs") in our Coleson Cove and Dalhousie plants (these PCs measure how efficiently the plant is being run);
System administrator for the Praut machines (Bull DPS-6000 minicomputers) for our Millbank and Sainte Rose gas turbine plants;
C programmer for a number of tasks;
General computer guru.

It's a good job, with lots of variety. I really consider myself a programmer, because that's what I like doing most.

The Car I Drive

My beautiful red 1999 Saturn SL1! :) Of course, I don't drive it much because I take the bus most of the time.

My first and previous car was a 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier that I purchased on December 11, 1989. I sold it in September 1999 with a little over 311,000 km on it and the new owner drove it for over 40,000 km before it finally died. It was a great little car.

We also bought a Kia Sedona van to haul the kids around.

What Do You Wanna Do With Your Life?

I wanna rock!

(apologies for the Twisted Sister reference) I know it sounds pretty lame, but I want a pleasant, cheerful life with a lot of happiness.

How Do I Ask A New Question?

That's easy! Just e-mail me! I'll be glad to answer, and add it to this FAQ.

What's Your Secret Ambition?

If I told you, it wouldn't be secret!

Updated January 13, 2006