- I am a life long Californian

- I am married

- I have a teenage son

- Hobbies include travel, cooking, listening to music, smoking cigars, going to theme parks

- I love rollercoasters

- I am a Star Wars fan

- I am a fan of Anne McCafferey's Dragon Riders of Pern series and Piers Anthony's Xanth series

- I worked for an electric utility for 28 years before being laid off

- I am now an independent insurance agent

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