Eons: durangokidster's profile

durangokidster

Eons member since: Sep 01, 2007
Age, Gender: 64, Male
Location: Durango, CO
Hometown: Durango, Colorado
Places I've been: Have lived in Colorado, Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico. Traveled a lot of the ski hills in Europe and North America. I spend a lot of my time in Durango, Jackson, Wy and Kuwai, Hi
More about me: I am an old colorado native. Was an educator for many years. Taught Gerontology and Thanatology for a good many years. Last 15 years i taught MIS.
Have 3 kids, oldest 41 and a mechanic. 2nd 37 and a professional athlete. Daughter 28 and a homemaker.
7 grandkids that we have spent a lot of time raising. Still ski with them every week in the winter.
My interests, other than grandkids are golf, skiing, fishing, paragliding and photography.
Spent a lot of time going to school, had a maintenance man that worked with me, at one time, tell me "you've got more degrees than a thermometer. You know where they stick thermometers." Didn't necessarily get any smarter by degrees anyway.
Favorite Places: Jackson, Wy. Princeville, Hi; Parts of Arkansas (only in the fall); Alaska
Favorite Animals: Deer, Elk, Dall Sheep, Moose. Domestic: Cats.
Favorite Music: Almost anything but rap.
Favorite TV Shows: CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, Reba, 2.5 men, Leno.
Favorite Movies: O Brother Where Art Thou; Little Big Man; Paint Your Wagon; Patton; Man of La Mancha.
Favorite Books: Shackleton; Johnathan Livingston Seagul; A road less traveled;
Favorite Quotes: If I don't respect the garbage collector, I should remember who made the garbage.
Favorite People: Some friends from high school. Grandkids, Sons, Daughter, golf buddies.
Activities: skiing, golf, fishing, photography, paragliding, reading.
Favorite Charities: Salvation Army, Shriners Hospitals, Women's Shelter, Homeless Shelter.