I'm a retired Master Sergeant from the US Army. Been retired since 1985. I was born in Redding California but I've seen a lot of the world and I'm still mystified by it. I'm an abstract artist since retirement and thought I'd give my creative side a workout writing short stories, something I've wanted to do since a small boy. As a young boy, I was introduced to Robert Heinlein and have been an avid science fiction fan since. I Do enjoy a good mystery or action-adventure and biographies. I'm currently 78 years old and feel like 78! When It comes to computers I'm 101 years old! See you on the flip side. (That's a reference to a record album If you remember them)