Hi...Here I am warts and all. I have retired 3 times and am now quite active in the veterans community and working to improve the lives of my fellow veterans. I like to go into the Cascades and enjoy the peace, quiet and solitude. Hunting and fishing are icing on the cake. I am cerebral, very outgoing, love people, well read, a political junkie, love a good discussion on a wide ranging number of topics. Cuisines I like - Southern, American, Comfort, Korean, Chinese, Mexican, Kosher, and German. I neither smoke nor drink. I have 2 children, 10 grand kids and 3 greats. Enough for now - more later.