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About me

Gender	Male
Industry	Consulting
Occupation	Logistics Engineer
Location	Chesapeake, VA, United States
Introduction	I was born in Tampa, Florida on an island in the middle of Tampa Bay. Exotic, no? Actually, that is just where Tampa General Hospital is located but I think that maybe being born on an island (however civilized) makes one slightly off-kilter. I spent my first 7 years going from state to state as my dad was in the Navy and the next 7 in West Virginia as my brother, two sisters and I lived with my Aunt Sue and Uncle Henry (pop's brother) after my parent's divorce. Whatever sanity resides within me came from my Aunt Sue who was (and still is!) an amazing woman. All that I know about manners, language and woodlore, I learned from her. My father remarried and I lived with him and my stepmother from 14 to 17, at which time I joined the Navy. I must have liked it okay as I stayed for 20 years and retired. Along the way, I got married, had a child, got divorced, remarried (the amazing Neelie!) and became the substitute father for her 2 children. I love her dearly. And, she assures me, she loves me dearly as well! I write for the fun of it and don't expect that I will ever make a living at it. Enjoy!
Interests	Reading, writing, woodburning, fishing, volleyball (over the hill!), grandkids softball, wrestling, football, etc.
Favorite movies	We Were Soldiers, Sound of Music, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Passion of the Christ, Little Shop of Horrors (w/Rick Moranis & Steve Martin), The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951 version)
Favorite music	60's rock, smooth jazz, big band, opera (the tenors), christian rock
Favorite books	To Kill A Mockingbird, ANY Travis McGee book, hard science fiction - Isaac Asimov, Greg Bear, Robert Heinlein, Gordon R. Dickson, We Were Soldiers And Young, Watership Down, Alas Babylon

You've got to make contact with the alien leader. How will you tell when the conversation is finished?

When he bites my head off.