About Tamer
First appearance:
May 11, 1973—Cairo, Egypt
Where I’ve lived:
Cairo, Egypt; Oxford & Jackson, Mississippi; Lake Charles, Louisiana;
Murray, Kentucky; Iowa City, Iowa and Twin Cities, Minnesota
Family:
I am the oldest of Mustafa and Ebtsam (“Sam”) Selim’s
three children. Coincidently, Nancy, Sharief and I are each 7 years apart,
which gives a chance to be better in tune with generations X, Y and Z!
While both my Mom and Dad come from large families, they all live in Egypt.
I hope to soon make my first trip back to Egypt since we moved to the
US so that I can finally meet them.
College:
I got my Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1995
from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. GO HAWKEYES!
Career:
I have the best boss in the world – myself! For almost two years
now, I have been working as an independent consultant working with various
clients with architecting and developing applications that help to run
their business.
Favorite Color:
Blue
Favorite Musical Artist:
Waaaaay too many to list, but the list would definitely have to start
with the Artist Formerly and Once Again Known As Prince
Drives:
My passion for cars began far before I ever owned one. My first car was
a troubled Dodge Shadow. Since then I’ve had 2 Eagle Talons, 2 Jeep
Grand Cherokees, a Mazda Miata, a BMW Z3, and BMW X5. I now own a 2002
Honda S2000 & a 2003 Nissan Murano.
Hobbies & Interests:
Photography, Racquetball, Biking
On His TiVo:
Six Feet Under, Monster House, The Daily Show, The Screen Savers, Law
& Order: CI, Dr. Phil (hey, I’m a sensitive fella!)
Perfect Day:
I’m not sure that there’s a formula for a perfect day. I think
it would just have to contain a few of my favorite elements: A top-down
drive on a crisp fall day, a photo-shoot outing of interesting scenes
and people, the Sunday paper and a Caribou coffee, a Hawkeye or Viking
football victory, and/or a BBQ with friends and family.
