Pat Toomay played ten years in the National Football League for such teams as the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders. He is the author of numerous articles about pro football, and two books: The Crunch and the novel On Any Given Sunday. Pat lives in Albuquerque, where he enjoys the friendship of Acoma Pueblo spiritual elders Gilbert Concho and Becky Chino and his relationship with Tibetan Lama Karma Rinchen. Wandering New Mexico's charged terrain is an important pastime. He has two sons, Seth and John.