Hometown

Jacksonville, NC

Places I've been

Jacksonville, NC -- born and raised till 11 lived in Virginia Beach, Va for 14 years. Moved to Seattle (via Sacramento) in 1975, and haven't looked back.

Education

• Bayside High School - 1963 to 1967
• - 1967 to 1971

More about me

Married and retired -- Systems Administrator, specializing in Graphic Arts/Printing networks.

Positive outlook on life. Gardening, astronomy, computers, affiliate marketing.

Lots of running, hiking, cycling, climbing and mountaineering in the past, but somewhat slower nowadays! Gym 5x a week. Occassional sex (sigh), love to walk.

Wife works parttime as an RN, CRNI, OCN. Married 35 years. Have two parrots (surrogate children) but no human children! And one cat. (parrots=Molly and Arlo. cat=Axel)

Vegetarian. Non-smoker. Wine drinker (copious). HWP. Liberal. Democrat. Private pilot. Unflappable. Agnostic. Pet peeve: stupid people.

I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember.

Chuck

Activities

walking, hiking, cycling, gym, geocaching, drinking wine, golf, killing time, photography, gardening, house repair and upkeep

Favorite Charities

none

Favorite Music

anything but hip-hop. Golden era of music was 1965-1968. anything but hip-hop.

Favorite TV Shows

No favorite TV shows, but some favorite TV networks: PBS, HD Theater, Animal Planet, Discovery, TLC, A&E, History, NatGeo, Food Network. You get the idea. Rarely watch "drama" or "network" TV shows.

Favorite Movies

You've got to be kidding. So many.

Favorite Books

Again, you've got to be kidding. I used to read voraciously, (SP?) but nowadays mostly read technical stuff, Newsweek and Economist, Fareed Zakaria.

Favorite Quotes

The future's uncertain, and the end is always near. --J. Morrison

Favorite People

My wife, Jo Anne. Nice, honest and friendly people. Helping people. People who smile a lot.

Favorite Places

Seattle. Rimrock Meadows, Wenatchee. Mountains "Think Locally, Act Locally"

Favorite Animals

Love 'em all! Wish I could be a raven. Parrots are most incredible creatures. Cats and dogs are nice, but stupid.

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