I live in Massachusetts now, but i am originally from Oklahoma. I dropped out of High School in the 11th grade and joined the Navy.

In the Navy, my job was that of an Operations Specialist. In laymans terms, I was a radar operator on board a Spruance Class Destroyer. My ship was DD-970 USS Caron. I spent five years on board the Caron and during that time I had the good fortune to get myself advanced to the rank of E-5 or Second Class Petty Officer.

Shortly after being assigned to the Caron, I was deployed to the Persian Gulf for the First Gulf War. The Caron one of a very short list of ships from the East Coast to be awarded the Combat Action Ribbon for combat duties performed.

I made one more deployment to the Persian Gulf (for unfinished business) before transferring off the Caron. While station there I met and married the woman I will from here on refer to as the 'Crazy Bitch' who is my Ex-Wife. The only thing she ever gave me that was worth a damn is my oldest daughter, who is a wonder of my life.

After five years on ship I transferred to The Naval War College in Newport RI (THAT is how I came to be in New England). I spent three years at the War College as a member of War Gaming Staff. We played war games about all the trouble spots in the world, like Iran, North Korea, etc. None of them ever ended nicely. WHile at the War College, I wisened up and divorced my ex-wife. That bitch was sucking me dry and turning me into a person I didn't want to be.

I was discharged from the Navy after eight years and I went to work for (of all places) Kinko's. I met a wonderful woman, whom I would later marry and will grow old with. I worked for Kinko's for two year and became an Assistant Manager. I learned exactly one thing from working at Kinko's: I HATE retail. So I quit and got an entry level job doing Tech Support. That was in 2000.

I stayed there for a year and after bullshitting my way through an interview got hired by IBM. I was able to work there for two years before Big Blue decided it was a good idea to ship my job to India because they could pay those fuckers 50 cents a week to do my job. So I found myself laid-off.

That was three years ago. Since then I have been working for a medical device company that created a digital video recorder (DVR) for use in operating rooms.

I will have been married to my wife for six years this May, and we have a three year old daughter who is awesome. None of this really has a point other than I felt the need to get it out of my head.

I am sure you are all pleased to meet me.