More about me

I am a retired civil servant. 61 years old, was an Army Aviator for 10 years and retired from the DoD in March of 08 after 23 years at an Air Force maintenance depot in Oklahoma city. In between the active duty and civil service I spent about 9 to 10years in the private sector. I was Born in Las Vegas Nevada and raised in southern Calif from the age of 2 until I entered the Army in 1966.

 

Activities
Travel, reading, Art, restoring automobiles, part time adjunct teaching, cooking, volunteering, for various things.
Favorite Charities
KIVA.Org, veterans organizations, red cross, Chrones and colitis foundation.
Favorite Music
Rock and roll, Blues and Jazz various artists both old and new, Ray Charles, Jimmy Buffett, Elton John, Eagles, Bob Dylan, John Mayer, Eric Clapton, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, john Fogerty, Paul Simon, sheryl Crow, Steely Dan, Sting, oh ya zydeco on and on....
Favorite TV Shows
Not much of a TV watcher.
Favorite Books
the Godfather, Stranger in a strange land, Lila, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, the Tao of Physics, the Turning Point, A Brief History of Everything, The Grapes of wrath, Atlas Shrugged, of Mice and Men, A Coney Island of The Mind, The Lazy Mans Guide to Enlightenment
Favorite Quotes
"Brevity is the sole of wit"Shakespeare, The vocation of every Man and woman is to serve others, Leo Tolstoy
Favorite People
My Wife, My Father, Winston Churchill, Jimmy Buffett.
Favorite Places
Europe, Costa Rica, Roatan Honduras, Colorado, Mayan Riviera, New Orleans, San Francisco, Laguna Beach
Favorite Animals
Dogs, fast Horses