Born in Ulysses, Kansas, grew up in Johnson City, Kansas. Moved to California in 1982, spent 8 years there. Got married, divorced. Moved to Longview, Washington in 1990.  Married again in 1983 to Jeanne. Acquired two kids at the time. Kelly, a girl, and Greg. Work for large industrial distribution company, Applied Industrial Technologies. Current position is shop manager for one of 9 regional "rubber shops". The shop I manage cuts, fabricates mostly flat sheet rubber and conveyor belt and the product associated with conveying systems.

Spend a lot of time on the golf course. Handicap floats between 8 and 10 for the past couple of years. Other hobbies include listening to music, reading sci-fi and playing with computer stuff. I am a licensed private pilot but I'm not current. Time and cost to fly are prohibitive.