About Me

I am a serious collector of scrimshaw & whale teeth, considered a junkie by some (direct ivory I.V. into my right antecubital). I serve as the left-handed co-administrator of our independent Scrimshaw Collectors website, which is by collectors, for collectors.

I am also a die-hard NASCAR fan (GO 24 & 48). In a previous life, I earned a B.S. in Technical Photography, specializing in diagnostic imaging (which I no longer use), but now happily own & operate a small "High Performance Coatings" manufacturing business in Wilmington CA, called TradeWinds International.

My eldest son (just 25-yo) is the Northern California District Manager for "Nerds On Call", a computer service company. He is based in Chico. My blue-eyed, blonde-haired 23-yo daughter does data entry in Anaheim CA, and my 21-yo son claims to be the leading salesperson for Cingular in the S.F. Bay area. As a single father, I raised my children since elementary school. I currently live in Long Beach CA, but spend my vacations at 10,000-feet on the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies. In 1959, one of my uncles purchased an entire valley, complete with a preserved 1880s mining town named White Pine, and two abandon townsites farther up the valley. My immediate family owns the Akron mine superintendent's house, built in 1882. Cousins own the two-story, former White Pine Hotel built in 1880, which we now call "The Boarding House". More cousins and family friends own other houses in town. As a kid, it was like growing-up in an outdoor museum. Now I "hike" the trails with a Yamaha quad ATV.

My Interests

I absolutely LOVE redheaded women! They can do no wrong.

I am addicted to antique, vintage, & modern scrimshawed whale teeth. I have an extensive collection of Classical music, with Pacalbel as my favorite composer. I listen to contemporary C&W, of which Garth, Tim, and Faith are my favorites. And lastly, I am a NASCAR fanatic (GO Jeff Gordon!).

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