I am a retired U.S. Navy officer, former Economic Development Analyst, ex-community college vocational education adviser, and erstwhile computer office software instructor. My wife and I live quietly in the south of Denver, CO, in the beautiful front range of the Rocky Mountains.

I tutor community college students in Spanish, Office Software, and Social Studies. I also tutor on line for Tutor.com for grades K through 12 in English, Social Studies and Spanish. My degree is in Social Sciences with an emphasis on History. I also a Master Instructor Certificate from Microsoft Corporation.

My writing experience is mainly in the expository (non-fiction and technical) field, although I have dabbled in poetry writing. I have had articles published in trade magazines of the U.S. Navy and others, college publications, newsletters and press releases.

My current interests are literature, the Spanish language, history, politics, and computer technology. Helium has provided me a great outlet for my writing interests, which run the gamut of a wide variety of subject areas. I am delighted to be on Helium's team as a writer and benefactor of one of the greatest writers' sites I have ever seen.

Helium has expanded its scope to include its new Betavilel (see http://www.helium.com/zone/821-what-is-betaville-). Currently I host 7 zones. Please click on My Links on the right to check me out! I hope you'll click generously, post links or tell me what you think.

My passion is ...

writing an article that makes me proud to read it.

I know too much about ...

The U.S. Civil War - Visit my Civil War Zone at http://www.helium.com/zones/show/1198.

My parents always told me ...

I would be a great teacher.

My childhood ambition ...

to teach and to write

My favorite memory ...

The sea voyage from England to America with my new wife and child.

Why I write ...

because it preserves something that would otherwise be transitory.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

adventure novels by Bernard Cornwell

My first job ...

paper delivery boy for the St. Louis Post Dispatch

My best moment ...

swearing in my son to the U.S. Army

My inspiration ...

Abraham Lincoln, who saved our Union and system of government.

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: High school reunions

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I once heard a comedian say that he went to his class reunion, and there were all these old people who claimed to have gone to school with him. The same thing happened to me at my high school's 45th a couple of years ago. Our class of 1960 met in an American Legion Hall in Missouri (a good place for old fogies to congregate). There were all us dumpy 60+ types gathered to reminisce about our suburban scholastic experiences in the days before the conquest of acne.

My fellow alumni all had sticky badges with a copy of their school yearbook photo along with their name. It was sort of creepy se...

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