Born and raised in Southern Oregon. Spent a few years in the United States Army. Retired at 56 years old after a wonderful 37 years in the fire service. I am a fix-it kind of guy who believes most things can be fix with a little thought and desire mixed with lots of tools and some $$$. I am married to the love of my life, and we have 4 adult kids between us. The oldest will be 40 this month and the youngest will be 27. The only kids living at home now is our two 4-legged kids. Murray is almost 8 years old and is a Tri-Colored Pembroke Welch Corgi (Aka Tater), and Taz who is almost 4 years old and is a purebred Red Heeler who thinks he owns the place.