Average American boy, baseball, pickup trucks, girls.  Conservative Dem background, began to see the light as an ROTC student at Berkeley Wannabee U. back in the day, while rescuing Vietnamese boat people as a helicopter pilot and wandering, what kind of system would make people jump in the ocean to get away from it? (Answer: Communism!)  Now retired from active duty, defense contractor, teach college at a local extension on Navy base.  Lap swimmer.  Restore Land Rovers.  Understanding wife of almost 30 years, 4 kids.  Great life in a great country.  Have been to Oz and and lived in NZ, among travels to every continent (while I was in uniform oppressing people and generally being a hegemon!)