James Akin:  

I lived in Houston until '96. I chucked it all and went back to college. This time I went to A&M. Lord, I wish that I had gone there when I was a kid. It was soooo much different than UH and SFA. Cain't explain it to you. You wouldn't understand. It has to be experienced. If you get the chance, do it! Married to a girl from New Mexico. We have 5 children and eight grandchildren. Geometric progressions are neat, aren't they? Hold a BS in Agriculture (yep, agriculture) from Stephen F. Austin State University, an MS in Soil Physics from Texas A&M. Am writing my dissertation for the PhD from Texas A&M. I have worked for city government, Shell Development Company, A&M, and now for USDA/NRCS as a soil scientist. I have learned to fly, been a volunteer fireman/hostler for the railroad museum at Galveston, been a Vice President of the Houston Jaycess, and by the Grace of God I have been allowed to accomplish most of my childhood dreams. My goal is to teach soil science at a...Expand for more