I am cursed with a first world problem - my name. Because my name is so common - at one point there were 5000 people on Facebook who share my name - I am frequently getting confused with other people. For that reason, I sometimes like to post a few quick notes on who I am and who I am not - and given the number of emails I have received lately I thought it was time to do another one. So here goes...

  • I do live in Victoria, British Columbia
  • I did attend Tillicum and Esquimalt schools. 
  • I did complete three degrees at the University of Victoria and the TRIUMF National Laboratory. 
  • I did teach physics and work as a teaching assistant and laboratory assistant at UVic.
  • I did publish a popular online dictionary
  • I did publish several research papers in peer reviewed journals
  • I did publish a series of video games in the 1980s and 1990s
  • I did compete in several international science and mathematics competitions in the 1980s and 1990s
  • I did operate a computer repair service in the 1990s
  • I did present several results on particles physics and astrophysics in lectures and seminars
  • I did write a series of computer screensavers using fractals and chaotic systems
  • I did write an application for University course scheduling
  • I have published and sold several photographs through my website, and through stock photography companies
  • I did research my family history back through the 1500s, and publish some of it online fifteen years ago. However the copies of this tree that were propagating through the internet are not mine and are not in my control.
  • I do produce CGI artwork, and publish it through my website and through deviantArt
  • At present my personal and professional websites are drchrisbird.synthasite.com, csbird.yolasite.com, chrisbird.synthasite.com, drchrisbird.net. Any others are not under my control.
  • My social media accounts are: Facebook, Twitter (Professional), Twitter (Personal), LinkedIn
And who am I not...

  • Although I did a doctorate in theoretical physics that included research in astrophysics, I am not the astronomer who worked on galactic dynamics in the early 1990s.
  • I am also not the astronomer who still publishes papers on galaxy observations
  • I am also not the person who wrote a website on the physics of love in 2000s
  • I am not the naturalist author who wrote several popular books in the last century
  • I have never been a manager of a bookstore in Britain
  • I have never owned or operated a store in Ontario or Quebec
  • I am not the author of several hateful, racist letters that were published in a Toronto newspaper a few years ago
  • I am not the blogger known as TheMightyGodKing
  • I did NOT write an entire webpage on the 'physics of love'
  • I am not the gun lobbyist who writes articles in many newspapers in Eastern Canada
  • I am not the alternative medicine blogger in Britain
  • I am not the American law student who contributes to legal forums
  • I did not publish textbooks on plants or gardening
  • I do not own a consulting company in Ucluelet, BC
  • I am not a business analyst or consultant who rallies against 'Big Science'
  • I did not write rambling diatribes about government conspiracies
  • I never lived in Campbell River, BC nor Ucluelet, BC
  • I did not attend Vanier High School
  • I don't have any contact with other people who have my name
  • I have never lived outside of Canada
  • I have never had a traffic ticket, parking ticket, or been the subject of any sort of lawsuit.
  • I have never recorded popular music in Europe.
  • I am not now, nor have I ever been the Stig.
  • I am not a commercial airline pilot 
  • I have never held political office in the UK or in Canada
I am sure that over time I will find more people that I am not, but for now I hope this clears up some confusion. 

And to those who are seeking long lost friends & relatives, I wish you well and hope you find who you are looking for :)