Erwin Randall:  

Happily married, retired and living in St. Charles, Missouri with three daughters and four grandsons. St. Charles is just across the river from St. Louis. Worked for 45 years in the environmental, occupational and radiological safety and health career field including 21 years in the U.S. Air Force. It's been a journey from being born in Ireland, immigrating to the U.S., a career in the military, a career as a civilian and now retirement. I've been privileged to travel to places and meet people I never would have if I had chosen any other path in life. Now I'm free to read, travel and enjoy my grandchildren. STATES LIVED IN: Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico and Texas FAVORITE CITIES LIVED IN OR VISITED: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Huston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Francisco, St. Louis and Washington DC TROPICAL VACATION PLACES VISITED: Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Nassau, Turks & Caicos and the Virginia Islands FOREIGN CITIES VISITED: Bangkok (Thailand), Dublin (Ireland), Hong Kong (when under British control), London (England), Okinawa (Japan), Rome (Italy), Taipei (Taiwan) and Seoul (South Korea) STRANGEST PLACES LIVED Korat, Thailand and Kunsan, South Korea. PLACES I WISH I HAD AVOIDED Ozona, Texas (their claim to fame is that they're the biggest little town in America, so they've got that going for them); Artesia, New Mexico (oil & gas industry town that really smells bad); Delta, Iowa (thoroughly depressing); Opp, Alabama (see Delta, Iowa); and Niceville, Florida (probably the most inappropriately named town in America). FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: New York Jets, San Antonio Spurs and St. Louis SCHOOLS ATTENDED: University of Maryland (Associate's), McKendree College (Bachelor's) and Webster University (Master's). SOME MEMORABLE EVENTS (IN RANDOM ORDER): Meeting my future wife for the first time - she took my breath away - and the birth of our three daughters. As a passenger in a Thai taxi cab as it broke the sound barrier. Being on a Korean fishing boat in the Yellow Sea when it got lost in heavy fog and watching one of the crew use a weighted rope to check the water depth when it turned night. We were then intercepted by a South Korean Navy ship that confiscated all our beer before letting us head back to port. Flying in a two passenger sea plane and getting to fly it for awhile. Experiencing a 3.8 earthquake in Okinawa along with 3 typhoons. Flying into the old Hong Kong Airport where you fly past apartment buildings where you can actually see people in the windows. We were that close! Hawaii, Marco Island (Florida) and Nag's Head (North Carolina). Family vacation at Disney World with the family when the girls were young. When one of my teenage daughters was playing around with a cattle prod in a farm supply store and asked me how it worked. Apparently, it took a little while to charge up and by the time I touched it, it was fully charged. It definitely interrupted my thought processes. Watching the annual Balloon Festival in Albuquerque. Seeing the Space Shuttle landing at Scott Air Force Base atop a Boeing 747 aircraft. Hawaii, Marco Island (Florida) and Nag's Head (North Carolina). Driving an ATV in the sand dunes in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (Baja California). Visiting the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu and the Korean Cultural Center in Suwon, South Korea. Champagne sunset cruise aboard a sail boat on the East China Sea. Viewing the cliffs of Moher in Ireland. Touring the Mayan ruins in Tulum, Mexico. Seeing St...Expand for more