Ron C. Judd

Ron C. Judd, a longtime popular columnist for The Seattle Times, is the author of a broad range of nonfiction books, from works of humor to outdoor guides to a comprehensive guide to the Winter Olympics. One of the few (it seems) surviving natives of Washington state, he has worked as a journalist for 25 years, along the way becoming one of the world's foremost authorites on the uses (and abuses) of big blue tarps. His latest work, "The Winter Olympics" gives readers a rare and refreshing look inside the Olympic Games, one of the world's great events. He lives with his wife, Meri-Jo, in Bellingham, Wash.