I was born and grew up in Georgia, and I (holding the ball in photo at right) am an alumnus of Toomsboro High School.  I now live in Virginia, which I adopted as my home several years ago - but I go back to Georgia several times a year to visit relatives and friends.   I retired from NASA at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and now spend my time [among other activities] golfing, flower gardening, traveling, and fooling around with digital photography. I also enjoy good literature, especially poetry, and I'm an avid fan of poet Emily Dickinson who lived from 1830 to 1886.

I live in a townhouse (photo at left), but don't remember if I live upstairs or downstairs. I get lost a lot, but nearly always find my way back.  I've had a long affair with poetry and enjoy music, but I can hardly make a rhyme or hum a tune.  I like the New York Yankees and Washington Redskins, but can't remember which team plays soccer. I'm a charter member of the Barphyles Softball Team - but am currently on the unaccounted-for list. I like photography and writing - and know what it's like to be caught without film in my camera and lead in my pencil.