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Biography
I'm too old to be a boomer, but too young to be elderly. I have also been blessed with a life of variety and challenge - and a wife of 35 years to share it with. I'm blessed.
My interest in Viet Nam stems from having served two tours of duty there as an Infantry officer. I chronicle the history of one company I commanded at www.tallcomanche.org. My wife and I met there in 1969 when she was a nurse at the 24th Evacuation Hospital. In July, 2002, we returned with Vets With a Mission on a humanitarian medical mission. We have fallen in love with Viet Nam and its people.
I retired as the Director of the Center for Distance Learning at the University of Texas-Pan American. I love to teach online, and love showing others how to do it.
But that life is behind me. My wife and I recently left the city of Hue, Viet Nam, where we both taught English at the University of Hue for 1 1/2 years. That life too is behind us, but not forgotten. Our attachment to the country and people of Viet Nam is strong.
My life is centered around God. I struggle with my faith as I believe any Christian does, but I have a warm group of friends at St. Peter and St. Paul Episcopal Church.
Interests
Authors? Tolkein, C. S. Lewis, and guys like Paul, Matthew, and Isaiah.
Music? Gotta be classic rock - or maybe a little jazz on occassion.
Cigars? Arturo Fuente 858, Arturo Fuente Cuban Coronas,or Arturo Fuentes Hemingway Classics - they're all in the humidor. The occassional Partagas #10 is good, and a nice short smoke is the Macanudo Petit Corona. There are usually some Punch Punches in the humidor. The daily smoke is a Licencianado #4.
Television? Forget it. CNN International or the BBC is all I need.
Kids? Have one son, and he's busy being a husband and father to four. Good businessman, though. Women? Same one for thirty some-odd years - think I'll hang on to her and see if it works out.
