Michael Ratledge:  

Life Well, where do I start? Married 30+ years to Donna Romine from Asheville who I met in Myrtle Beach in 1973, no kids, Acadia "Katy" the 20# Maine Coon cat and dog: Gusto. Live out in McClellanville (actually Awendaw) near Buck Hall Landing (Forest Service) campground and boat landing on Bull's Bay - have for more than 20 years, now. I have been in computer services one way or another for more than 30 years, now. Spent 9 years working out of the Naval Information Warfare Center, now working at the U S Dept of Justice's Security Operations Center (hmmm - where might that be - strangely enough, right here in SC). Have spent my adult life earning various IT certifications, including MCSE, CNE2-3-4, CISSP, SANS GSEC, GCIA, GCIH & GCFA - all those security related things. I am currently working as the main intrusion detection analyst at the DOJ (yeah, hard for me to believe, too, folks!) watching everything from Puerto Rico to Guam and really enjoy my work - feel like I'm giving back a little for all I took, I guess. Still refuse to grow up, probably never will... Have spent the past 10 years doing everything we can find here in the US: kind of hard for me to go to certain places with my clearence! Favorite spots in the world: Nova Scotia, Acapulco and Costa Rico, though of course there are many more, those trips were the most fun and relaxing at the same time. Would love to get back in touch with everyone for our 40th anniversary reunion of St. Andrew's Parish HS class of 1972! It's been a long time since I've seen most of you, especially since I moved 30 miles out of town more than 20 years ago, now. Born in Charleston, lived in Charleston county all my life, but - sure has been a long strange trip, folks! I'm one of those people you just likely don't want to travel with, I think: got myself in an 8.3...Expand for more