I'm a family man first, a husband to an amazing woman, Connie, my best friend for more than a quarter of a century ... more

I'm a family man first, a husband to an amazing woman, Connie, my best friend for more than a quarter of a century (sounds cooler that way!). I am also the father of four pretty cool kids, all adults...which scares the heck out of me! And I am a grandfather ot two of the cutest little girls on the planet, of course I am very biased.

I am a disabled US Army veteran (1972-1973) and an entrepreneur with over 30 years experience creating and building businesses. I love my family, my dogs (TuffGuy and Bart), reading, soccer, working out, walking, and physical anthropology, any science really.

I am an ex-university professor. I graduated summa with three BAs, one in history, one in anthropology, and one in psychology. I won a prestigious doctoral fellowship to one of the nation's most competitive programs to study for my doctorate in physical anthropology. I have researched & written extensively in my field, and I have explored a great deal of the world, including the rain forests of Cent