John Fowler:  

Greetings All! Well, It is now the end of 2020 and an update is in order. After 40 years of government work, my wife and I retired in 2016 and moved from Corpus Christi, TX to Tyler, TX. We've traded city life for the semi-country life. I am now managing a number of acres of timber and enjoying the relative quiet. I am still very much a Scout Leader (Scoutmaster) for our Boy Scout Troop with my older two grandsons. I've added being a board member for our local water supply system and at our church. Much of my travel now is between Tyler and Richardson, TX to see our other three grandkids (now 10, 8 and 5). That and monthly camping trip with the Troop is about all the travel I desire after years of national and international travel. It's good to be close to home. I thought retirement was a time to slow down but if anything, I am busier that when I actually worked. But, I must say that I am satisfied with much of what I am doing these days as I get to keep active and motivated. I can't see myself slowing down for many years if at all. I'm leaving much of my previous writeup as filler for what I did ...Expand for more