I was born in Southern Connecticut in 1943, moved to Orange County California in 1970 and moved to Needles California in 2006 where I now live with my lovely wife Luana. We were married on December 28 1982. We have two canine companions, an American Eskimo, and a Bichonoodle, also a canary that's a beautiful singer.

I worked as a Technical Support Analyst for Nextel Communications running their 114 Hotline out of my home office, 7/24/365, nights, weekends and holidays until I became disabled in 1999. I still am disabled. It was a great job, working at home in an office that was better equipped than most business offices. I loved what I did, was good at it, even got awards for my work, and the pay was excellent, with raises that included stock options. It was the perfect job for me.

But, the absolute best job I ever had was in the early 1970's working at AEE Choppers, the most famous supplier of custom motorcycle parts in the world at that time. The pay was low but the fringe benefits were out of this world. It was a magical time in my life and that's why my blog is dedicated to it and the man that created it and allowed me to be a part of it.