I'm a retired Army and Marine Corps member with 25 years active duty. My tour of duty include Marines-four Vietnam ours) Army-Panama,Germany,Korea/Saudi Arabia (Desert Shield and Storm) and numerous stateside assignments. Speciality ..electronics Commications

I lean towards Libertarianism, am a pragmatic freethinker and skeptic.

I currently live in a self built geodesic dome in rural Texas. I Enjoy Rail travel, experimenting with alternative fuel vehicles ( Biodiesel (waste Oil) Diesel,Hydrogen,Propane and alcohol fuels) electrics vehicles and hybrids.

Experimentation with alternate energy systems (wind and PV) , green building systems and permaculture application. Interests are theosophy, organics food production, political activism, womens and childrens empowerment, microloaning, the peace movement, Social Responsible Investing (SRI)and am strong advocate against war ( it's a racket), slow food movement, reducing waste and overconsumption and promotion of women and children empowerment in society.