I was born in Germany, raised in the USA and Ethiopia, lived in Japan and traveled the world. I have the most wonderful wife and family. I am a Public Safety worker with a specialty in Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods. I have done world record explosions and helped write international textbooks on this topic. My hobbies are camping, hiking, photography, religion, science, history, fossils and cultures. I have survived many very close encounters with animals in Africa and love and respect nature. My birth certificate date must be wrong because in my head and heart I am still 19 years old.