Mark Desman:  

Where to start? Attended Phoenix College and Colorado State U; finished degree at ASU. Never applied degree field (biology). Have lived all over the US, visiting all but two states, working in information technology. Currently in the Miami, FL area. While roots have been hard to plant, under the circumstances, I do have friends in a lot of places! Married late - 1976 - widowed in 1992. One son, now 25. Never re-married. Have written numerous articles and a couple of books in my area of expertise (information systems security) and am sitting on a number of far more interesting book ideas that I hope to embark on with retirement (assuming that ever happens!). With that eventuality, will probably move back to the family place in AZ or to Idaho, my last residence before Florida. Whichever comes to fruition, I hope to spend a lot of time with a flyrod or rifle in my hands. One think the rambling lifestyle has engendered is the realization of how great we had it, growing up in an area where the outdoors is a part of one's life. Folks move to where I live now, to retire or the spend their vacations, while I cannot wait to get back out West. Guess when one gets used to something, he or she always wants to get back to it. Fortunately, my health has held out pretty well and I am looking forward to an active retirement. Now; if I can just shed this job and Florida residence! ================= Hot damn! Effective August 31, 2009; I put in my last day in the workaday world and have become a genuine retiree! Thought long and hard about where I wanted to go to ride out my remaining years and settled on the place I most enjoyed after leaving Arizona. That is; Idaho. Got there in mid S...Expand for more