I was born on July 4^th. My wonderful wife and I have been married 58 years. We have two married children, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. My family is my rock, and my wife is the corner stone.

I have a deep seeded belief in the United States of America and the United States Constitution. I believe in the rights and freedoms that it provides, including the freedom of religion, speech, and the right of every citizen to bear arms. I also believe that it is up to “we the people” to stand up and be willing to defend the Constitution and our country against all enemies. I do not and will not vote for a political party. I will vote for people that I have researched and believe support most of my views. I will only support those that will support both the US Constitution and the United States of America as a world leader and a stronghold of freedom.

As a Christian my faith is based on my personal relationship with God. I believe that Jesus was crucified, that he died and that he was resurrected. I believe because of these events and God’s Grace that my sins are forgiven and that I will spend eternity in Heaven. That is just me, you may not believe that way, but I will pray that someday you do.

I retired after working 47 years. The last fifteen or so years were spent in management with the last position I held being the Director of Help Desk Quality Management, my responsibilities included site operations, along with training and certifications for customer facing employees. During my entire career, the things that I believe made people successful were their work ethics, integrity, and attitude. For me it was my understanding that the only way I could  be successful was if I helped all the individuals with whom I came in contact be successful  in their personal, professional, and spiritual lives.

• I am an American by birth and a Southerner by the Grace of God.
• I am a little bit country and a little bit rock & roll.
• I do not like snakes. Period. Even rubber ones.
• I love reading and believe that Charlie Jones was correct when he said, “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.” I just enjoy reading, what can I say?
• I like Coffee with cream and sugar, vanilla ice cream and sweet tea.
• I have prostate cancer. I have God on my side. I have great doctors, nurses, and fantastic support group. I am currently a 16-year survivor working on 31 years.
• I Love doing things with my wife.

• Movies – My top five are “I Can Only Imagine”, “Hidden Figures”, “Godzilla vs. Kong”, “Seven Days in Utopia” and “The Outlaw Jose Wales”.
• When it comes to TV series currently my favorites are “Justified” followed by “Heartland, “Chicago Fire”, “Chicago PD”, “Bones” and “House”.
• I played Everquest for about 5 years. I then started playing FFXIV and later LOTRO (for those who don’t play that would be Final Fantasy XIV and Lord of the Rings Online). I still play LOTRO.
• PDRA, NMCA, NHRA Drag Racing. Enjoy both 1/8 and 1/4 mile. Pro Boost, Extreme Pro Stock, Top Fuel, Pro Nitrous, Funny Cars, Pro Stock. If it goes quick and fast, I like it.
• Cooking, especially on my charcoal grill.
• Photography – My equipment includes a Canon 7D and a 100-400 Lens along with a bunch of other stuff. Racing – Nature – Landscapes – People – Places.
• Music – everything from baroque to old time rock and roll – the Beach Boys to Bach, Johnny Cash to Richie Valens, the Goodmans to the Gaithers, Elvis to Garth Brooks, John Prine to Dire Straits, pretty much all music.

• The lack of empathy and compassion for others.
• Bullying.
• Labeling people or putting them in boxes.
• Current state of politics.
• TV and print news.
• Racism and *phobics.
• Narcissistic and vain people.
• People that refuse to listen.
• People unwilling to work for the things they want.