Just About Me

• Born in 1947
• Begin working in 1969
• Married twice
• One child - daughter
• Lived:  Virginia, Cairo, Egypt, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
• Played football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, and track (discus, shot put, javelin) in high school
• I am spiritual but not religious
• Hobbies:  Writing, Oil/Acrylic Painting, Photography, listening to books on tape
• Banned from LinkedIn and Facebook
• President of Quest Training, Inc.
• Became debt free in 2000
• Retired in 2015
• Education:  BA, MBA, MCSE, Certifications
• Worked:  45 years - not including part-time work
• Positions:  waiter, construction worker, textile worker, customer service rep, sailor, reservist, computer technician, instructor, professor, department chair, assist dean, dean, salesperson, director, executive director, corporate director, adjunct, consultant, course writer, curriculum developer, auditor, and company president.

If I had the chance to live my life all over again, I would not change a frigging thing that I did.

WHY???

Because everything I did was specifically and carefully designed by someone greater than me to have me become the person I am today and will be tomorrow as my life keeps evolving.

Changing any of that would change who I am, and I like who I am today.

I possess no technical skills like auto mechanics, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, brick mason, or house building.

My driving skills are less now than they were when I retired.

I have lost part of my hearing, and my eyesight is worsening.

I am not a democrat nor a republican, but I am a liberal conservative who is not in favor of socialism or a high national debt.

I will never buy an electric vehicle nor a hybrid until the cost of battery replacement declines.

I have traveled all over the world, before I retired but much more since I retired and I like going to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina the best.

My wife and I have been on twelve 7–10-day cruises, including the Mediterranean, Hawaii, and Alaska.

I am very fond of Salmon, Cod, and Tuna.

I have not eaten red meat for over twenty years except an occasional hamburger once or twice a year or a steak once a year.  I prefer chicken and turkey.

I stopped smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol at the age of 40...  and did so COLD TURKEY with no aids except my own personal discipline and determination.

I am NOT WEALTHY and glad of it because I would not know what to spend all that money on because I believe in buying only what you need not what you want.

I am opinionated and sarcastic and not very diplomatic when it comes to telling the truth.

It is not easy getting to know me or becoming my friend.