Everyone has lots of things that they like to do. This area is about some of the things that take up my time or attention. Write back if you have any comments.

My main hobby is law enforcement patch collecting. I have made a lot of friends doing this.  My collection is small compared to other collections I've seen.  Currently I have just over 4800 patches in my collection. If you would like to add to this, please email me and we can make a trade!

Computers have become one of my avocations. I use a Dell desktop which I have been very pleased with.  

I enjoy surfing on the Internet. I have met some wonderful people here who have become very good friends. I have worked with a few on some special projects. I have learned to care very deeply for these dear friends and am taking the opportunity here to tell them how much they all mean to me. There have been some very strong bonds made which will hopefully last a lifetime.
 
 

This year has been a major turnaround for my favorite Chicago Bears . I live in Southwest Florida and am surrounded by Miami Dolphin fanatics.  My friend and coworker Rob is also a Bears fan so at least I'm not alone down here.
 
 

Things I miss:	Things I do not miss:
Italian Beef sandwiches	Potholes large enough to swallow a car
Real pizza	Traffic tie-ups
White Castle Hamburgers	Too many telephone area codes
Wonderful friends	Cold weather
WGN radio	Snow
Family	Train crossings
	Gloomy days

Aviation has always fascinated me. Growing up I loved to fly as much as possible. Fortunately, my father was employed with American Airlines and we could fly on passes. As a result, I was able to travel all over the country and even made five trips to Europe. My goal early on was to become a commercial airline pilot, but poor vision kept me from this. I did however get my private pilot's license in 1980,. I had a fantastic instructor named Alan Kloos who now lives in Mesa, Arizona. The last time I talked with him, he was building an airplane in his garage. Flying can be a rather expensive hobby. Due to the relatively low income of a deputy sheriff, my flying is now done on my computer on Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Space travel is just the next step in aviation. How many benefits we have received as a result of our space program is almost impossible to calculate. Many people do not realize the number of everyday products we use that are direct results of the research conducted for the US space programs. I probably would not be typing on this computer today if we had not had NASA. Nor would I be cooking lunch in the microwave, or enjoying cable TV movies.

Although I live about 200 miles from the Kennedy Space Center, I can see the launches of the Space Shuttle from my front yard. The night launches are incredible. I encourage anyone who comes to Florida to include a visit to the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. You will be amazed at what you see!
 
 

"Hopscotch"  "Top Gun"  "Charly"  "12 Angry Men"  "Field of Dreams"  "Somewhere in Time"  "Rudy" "Network"

"The Bible"  Anything by Max Lucado  "Left Behind" series of books- Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins "Planet Earth-2000 A.D," -- Hal Lindsey  "Before I Sleep"  - Dr. Tom Dooley "Amazing Grace" - Hal Lindsey "On Killing" - Lt. Col. Dave Grossman

DOLORES O'BRIEN -2ND GRADE KAREN NELSON IHRIG - JR. HIGH

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