Thomas Seda:  

Who is Tom? Well I'm a world traveler, a true blue friend, dolphin rider, rock jumper off'er, burger fiend, restaurant orderer, adventure junkie, a huge dork and funsigator! Not into chasing BS, material possessions, nonsensical living, doing things I hate, or getting stuck in a rut. Basically, salt of the Earth type of guy. I’d like first to apologize for the typos I might have… I must confess I’m a Euro/Pacific Islander (I know… nobody’s perfect). Began as a newspaper boy, carpenter’s helper, loaded trucks at UPS, went to engineering school, studied to fly a plane, waited until I was mature enough to ride a motorcycle, designed electronics that went to Mars, was a fire dancer for a Polynesian Hula Crew, then landed a career at a national laboratory that later lead to becoming a control room particle accelerator operator, got married, and had two beautiful children. Became a scoutmaster for my son’s troop but ended up a mentor for many other sons. Didn't finish there after my son became an Eagle Scout and continued as an Advisor for a Venturing Crew that my daughter was involved with. With that, I helped the youth to sail and live on a sailboat for a week from Miami to the Bahamas and back; went caving, rock climbing, horseback riding, hiking, skiing, mountain biking and road biking (did a century), zip lining, and became a kayaking instructor teaching at the 2013 Jamboree. Spent many hours serving the community but found it most rewarding to take care of previously abused horses at a rescue ranch. Being divorced for 11 years, found a calling in life serving youth, decided to downsize and possibly go tiny. Dreams of living in a small paper town with a bicycle or aboard a sailboat with a first mate, a million dollar view, and no more keys. Travel, surprises, music, dancing, last minute plans, open-mindedness, photography, spontaneity, going out (but also staying in), sharing, simplicity, respect, flip flops (yes, the sandals), down to earth, sense of humor about yourself, awareness. I am an optimi...Expand for more