Mike Smith:  

Life I finally decided to join the Navy after all, but enlisted instead of going as an officer. After a fast 6 yrs and lots of 'Navy Adventure' and college, I left and worked for an aerospace firm in So. Cal. that subcontracted for part of the 'Star Wars' projects, then went to work for a school district in San Dimas. After building their computer center and running it for 12 years, my wife & I decided we needed more humidity and a smaller population. We left for Florida and brought our horses and computers with us. I'm still dabbling in computers and stocks while she's training & breeding Welsh Cobs (medium sized horses/ponies). I'm getting to the point of thinking about getting a real job again, but I keep putting it off. Soon, maybe... (2003 update - OK, I did it. I've actually returned to a real job, what a bother - now I've got to listen to that stupid alarm clock...) I'm working with a pretty nice company that makes devices for MRI machines. It was called MRI Devices (original, isn't it?) then was purchased by Intermagnetics General, which has been, in turn, purchased by Royal Philips Electronics - so now I'm working for Philips. Though I never did get to take drafting/design, I'm now in the enineering/design department and use CAD tools to make engineering drawings for some of the coolest stuff next to the Star Trek tri-corders. If you've ever had an MRI taken, there's a good chance something from here helped to speed up the experience and make the pictures turn out lots better. No X-rays, no cutting you open to see what's inside. Now, if we could just get that portable machine working ;-)...Expand for more