Who I am. I’m a guy that likes to work. I know that a lot of people don’t appreciate the simple pleasure of doing work. There’s something satisfying seeing the project move along, whatever it may be. I have been working since I was thirteen. Now, I can’t call what I did at home work cause I didn’t get paid anything as a kid. So, I’ve been at making money for quite a while. All along the way there have been opportunities to learn at my various jobs, and I’ve taken advantage of just about all of them. I was in the Army and learned about maintenance and troubleshooting on helicopters. Soon I was a crewmember on one of them and was doing maintenance test flights and cool stuff like that. I got out of the service after twelve years and used the experiences there to become a millwright in one of the oldest redwood sawmills in California. This gave me invaluable experience. I later moved into the electrical shop. While working at the sawmill another chance to learn was afforded me. I was able to delve into water distribution and treatment processes. This led me to a large water district after the mill closed. I have had a varied and interesting path throughout my life, it seems that one door opens as another one is closing. At home my family and I also have a small homestead to attend to, so other learning opportunities round out my “spare”time. Between tending fences, working with animals, and growing things there’s a lot to do. So there you have it. I work, a lot. But, I enjoy all of this “work” because I get to spend time with my kid and wife, visit with neighbors and family while seeing the fruits of it all ever increasing. And again there’s always something to learn.