Duane Upmann:  

Life My life has been a roller coaster, a fantastic fun-filled ride. I re-married in 2001 to Natalya, my Russian princess. She dislikes the label but agrees that it fits. She immigrated to America in 1991 and still has a pretty thick accent like you would hear in the film "Doctor Zhivago" Yes, I do know the language (Russian), but still cannot read it :) Child roll-call: Taryn is 16, Logan is 14, Christian (step) is 9, and baby Angelina is 4 (princess behavior is genetic) Pet roll-call: Reechic (Red cat) Moshca (Grey cat) I'm in that 2% or less that loves their job. My wife often says that it consumes me. Also parties tend to be a drag for her since most of my friends are "techies." The up side is that she was an English professor at a university near Kiev, so when ever I have reports to write I get a speech on the state of my bad grammar, and the corrections so I don’t look foolish in meetings. But anyway, here's some more history. After my hitch with the active military I attended Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida. Flying planes I later found seemed very much like driving a cab, just with the added dimension of height. After a brief flirtation with ...Expand for more