Phil Stubblefield phil@stubblefield-dot-com "He jogged through miles where peasants bent with sickles, loading creaky unpainted oxcarts, and dust smoked off the stubble fields into his eyes." Poul Anderson, The Time Patrol, © 1991

What is a stubble field, anyway?

• Definition: A field in which the plant material - hay, straw or corn - has been cut, leaving a short stubble or short stalks. (Source: DavesGarden.com)
• Photos:
  • A beautiful stubble field in Berwickshire, England
  • A second in Wiltshire, England
• I'm thinking about moving here.
• And sending Andrew to school here.

Personal:

Andrew's Photo Gallery   (Last updated April 15, 2003)

Nomenclature:

• Born: Philip Lyle Stubblefield
  • Named after my maternal grandfather, Lyle DeArmond
  • Stubblefield is a rare surname in the U.S., used by about 1 in 25,000 families, giving it a popularity rank of #3003. (Source: RhymeZone.com)
• Growing up in Santa Paula:
  • Friends called me Stubbs or Stubbie.
  • Adults called me Philip.
  • Nobody called me Phil.
• After moving to Washington:
  • Everyone called me Phil -- no matter how I introduced myself!
  • I hated it at first (you know, a rebellious teenager in a new setting, etc.), but now it's just my name...

Milestones:

Or, "Are you the guy who...?"

• Born and raised in Santa Paula [1], California
  • Attended Santa Paula Union High School
• Moved to Puyallup [1, 2], Washington
  • Attended Gov. John R. Rogers High School
• Attended the University of Puget Sound, in Tacoma [1], Washington
• Relocated to the San Francicso Bay Area for graduate school (and what turned out to be a slightly longer stay...)
  • Attended Stanford University in Palo Alto [1, 2], California
• Joined Rockwell Palo Alto Laboratory (now Rockwell Scientific) (see below)
• Worshipped at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and Abundant Life Christian Fellowship
• Played bass guitar and sang lead and background vocals for the Intrinsics
• Married Melissa Cheply on August 30, 1998!
• Returned to Washington... Finally!
  • Living in Federal Way [1], Washington
  • Worshipping at LifeWay Church
  • Working as a Rockwell employee at the Boeing Developmental Center in Seattle, [1]
• Welcomed Andrew Robert Stubblefield into the world on March 29, 2001!

Music:

• Bass guitar
  • Carvin LB75 bass guitar
  • SWR amplification
    • Base 350 (Red Face) head
    • Goliath II 4x10 cabinet
    • Workingman's 12
• Electric guitar
  • Fender Stratocaster
  • Gibson ES-335
  • Behringer V-Ampire LX210 amplification
  • Behringer FCB1010 MIDI foot controller

Photos:

• YAF Boat Dance 1994
• YAF Christmas Dance 1994
• Rafting 1995
• Rafting 1996
• Playing Guitar 1996
• Wedding Limo 1998

Professional:

• Member of the Technical Staff at Rockwell Scientific
• Member of the Design Sheet team
• Experienced Common Lisp hacker
• Progressing Java and Visual Basic hacker

Miscellany:

• Favorite word of all time:
  • callipygian — Not only does it sound exotic, but I just can't believe there's actually a word for this!
• Word Tests:  Test your mental flexibility!
  • Word Equations
  • Apt Anagrams

Last updated December 14, 2004