I am a U.S. Navy Veteran, though I wasn't in very long. A severe tendon injury sent me home in the late '70's when the military was actively trying to reduce the forses after Vietnam. My draft number was well into the 300's but I enlisted in Aviation Electronics.

I am a former Corporate Security Manager for a large pharmaceutical company. I was in charge of the Security Guard personnel, and all electronic devices like CCTV camera, Card Access Systens, Biometric access doors, and intrusion detection.>P> I retired from my own Internet Development company after 25 years and am current owner of a small Asparagus and Medicinal Herb Farm in North Carolina. Farming is a lot harder than I expected! Much of my earlier years were spent as a travel writer for numerous Harley Davidson trips across the country, mostly my own trips and partly on staff for Thunder Press magazine.

An avid Prepper since the late '90's, I've spent years reading about the social disruption brought on by an EMP, a Pandemic, or other end-of-the-world scenarios.

I have five grandchildren from three daughters and a wife of 50 years.