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redundantdon

63, Male

Located in Pike Road, AL

Member since April 04, 2008

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August 01

received a gift from terridear1.

Places I've been

Cape Ann, MA (Hometown), New England, Far East, Middle East, Carribean, Pacific Islands, Europe, many of the 50 states. When the International Sales Manager for a major publisher I literally went around the world at least once a year- did I bring my diving gear, of course.

Education

University of Central Florida

Work

US Government

Military

U.S.Army

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I grew up in Gloucester, MA. My grandfather was a schooner captain who was considered a highliner- that means he was one of the best fishing captains Out O'Gloucester. My grandfather was skipper of the camera boats in the original versions of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Captains Courageous (1937) that filmed the action scenes. I've written a four part series for the American Schooner Association about the filming of those two movies.

Naturally I grew up on boats, beginning at age 3. I first began working on tuna boats at age 9 or 10. Eventually I even got paid as a mate. I caught my first tuna fish, bluefin, at age 11. It weighed-in at 80 pounds. The biggest one I ever caught was 622 when I was 16. I fished to earn money through college. In fact, I was captain of a boat named the Tightline, when the daughter of a cosmetic surgeon caught her world record blueshark- 410lbs on 80 pound test line in 1967. That record still stands. In 1968 I graduated, just bearly, form VMI at which time I was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant, USA. Then the rest of my life began...

After entering the army I graduated from Airborne and Ranger Schools, thence to the 82^nd Airborne Division at Bragg and onward to the 173^rd Airborne Brigade and the live-fire FTX where I did not move fast enough and got hit by shrapnel from a booby trap. After that exciting experience I went to Germany serving two years in Heidelberg where our girl-boy twins, both at the time blonde and blue-eyed, were born. Blonde and blue-eyed twins opened many doors for us when we walked around the environs of Berlin where we spent two more years. I need to pause here while I think about how I’m going to continue this little story. Consider it Part the First of RD’s saga.

What are you buying at the farmers market?

Seasonal fruits & vegetables

Who is the first person you would tell if you won $500?

My partner

Are you saving for retirement?

Yes, regularly

Do you own a cell phone? If yes, how long have you owned one?

4+ years

What is the most important reason for dating?

Find a serious relationship

Are you looking for a new job?

No, I'm good where I am

What is your favorite family dinner?

Lobster, salad, and a beer

What would you buy if money wasn't an object?

Travel the world

What is your educational background?

Graduate School

Now that you are over 50, what are you doing that you never thought you would?

Teaching at a university where I teach leadership and strategy.

How is your garden doing this season?

Blooming & gorgeous

What is your favorite type of music?

Country Western

What is your dream vacation?

This is a hard one, but today it would be one that took me back to Apia (Western Samoa), thence to the Marshalls (fishing and diving), the FSM (fishing and diving), Guam, Saipan (diving), Palau (diving), Bali (jewelry), Bankok (for gem stones), Sri Lanka (for a yellow sapphire set- pendant and ear rings), Bahrain, Jordan, Rottenberg oder Tauber) and home again.