John Butler:  

Wow . . . where to start? After many, many experiments, I accepted the fact that I am a salesman and will always be a salesman. I spent the last 15 years as national sales manager for a Chinese manufacturer of LCD Modules. The main office was in Taipei Taiwan, and we had a factory in Kaohsiung Taiwan, and one in Dong Guan China. I covered South America for a little bit, Europe for 2 years, and ended up with North America as my territory for the last 12 years. I left that position in Dec 06 and opened a modest retail store - The Flip Flop Shop - here in Lake Havasu, Az, where I reside with my wife Shari, Son Nick (14). The Stepdaughter moved out here as well and is married to a very talented tattoo artist who owns Tiger's Eye Tattoo here in Havasu. I love to fish and hunt, water and snow ski, camp, golf, ride quads in the desert, fly radio controlled airplanes (my son is a much better pilot than I) and sit by the fire and sip Jack Daniels! I used to make my living as a salesman/designer of custom woodworking for a company in Santa Ana. I learned a LOT about finish woodworking there. Which brought me to one of my biggest endeavors - building a fishing boat from scratch. I finished it too! And after 15 years I sold it to a young man who loves woodworking and fishing. Which is great because the wood boat I built requires someone who LOVES to work on wooden boats! My son is 14 and in High school. He's a pretty good kid, a typical teenager, but pretty good nonetheless. I love boating. Got a boat here on the lake. Otherwise I'd be living on a boat in a harbor in So Cal someplace. But I'd need to be single to do that. Hmmmmm . . . . I never could get the cat to do dish...Expand for more