CURRENT MISSION to explore as much of the United States until the money runs out ABOUT ME Spent the first 20 years of my life obtaining the best education I could. Spent the second 20 working as a professional, (design engineer for helicopter company), and raising 2 daughters. I am now taking a one year sabbatical to discover what I would like to do with the next 20. PHILOSOPHY People have a deep need to connect with each other. We only bring harm to ourselves by putting up artificial barriers based on our differences, whether the difference be gender, ethnic, religious or financially based is irrelevatnt.