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Razor

There's nothing sweeter than the sound of a radial engine and the smell of AV gas.

About Me

My wife gave me a coffee mug a couple of years ago that has a picture of tired, weather beaten cowboy on it. Next to the picture there's a caption that says “There were a helluva lot of things they didn’t tell me when I hired on with this outfit.” If that doesn't sum up my life in a nutshell nothing does.


I’m a former cop, current volunteer firefighter/medic and CEO of a small technology company.

My Interests

Driving Airplanes, Golf, Photography and Hiking.

I'd like to meet:

You! Well maybe not you, but anyone who places faith and family at the center of their lives.



You have been marked on my profile map!

Music:

Jazz, Country, Rock and Blues

Movies:

My favorite movies include The Blues Brothers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon and Mister Roberts.

Television:

About the only thing I watch on television these days are the Fox News Channel and Battlestar Galactica on SciFi.

Books:

Here's a partial list of what I've read this year... Shadow Drivers by Robert Kurson, Pacific Alamo - the Battle for Wake Island by John Wukovits, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer, By Order of the President by W.E.B. Griffin, Black by Christopher Withcomb, Liars and Thieves by Stephen Coonts,Chain of Command by Caspar Weinberger and Peter Schweizer,Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn, White by Christopher Withcomb,Inside CentCom: The Unvarnished Truth About the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by Michael DeLong,The Last Big-Gun Naval Battle: The Battle of Surigao Strait by Howard Sauer, The American St. Nick by Peter Lion, War Stories III: The Heroes Who Defeated Hitler by Oliver L. North and Joe Musser, The Unknown Battle of Midway: The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons by Alvin Kernan, Mary, Mary by James Patterson, No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah by Bing West, Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers by Larry Alexander, Cobra II : The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq by Michael R. Gordon, Bernard E. Trainor, The Saboteurs by W.E.B Griffin, Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy by Ilario Pantano and Malcolm McConnell, Beyond Band of Brothers – The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Major Dick Winters and Col. Cole C. Kingseed.

Heroes:

I've never been one for hero worship... There are people who have greatly influenced my life but I've never thought of them heroes. Ultimately the only true heroes are those who willingly lay down their lives in defense of others.

My Blog

A Cowboy's Christmas Prayer...

A friend sent me this a few years ago and I thought I'd pass it on.   A COWBOY'S CHRISTMAS PRAYER By S. Omar Barker (1894-1985) I ain't much good at prayin', and You may not know me, Lord- I ai...
Posted by Razor on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:40:00 PST

Christmas Shout Outs

  Merry Christmas everyone, I've never been one for making long flowery speeches but I feel the need to say a few words to some very special people.   First of all to my wife, Maggie, ...
Posted by Razor on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:31:00 PST

Meet Beccy Cole, My Poster Girl

I first heard the song Poster Girl by Beccy Cole about a month ago... It's powerful stuff. Give it a listen and never forget the sacrafices of our soilders, sailors, airmen and marines... Th...
Posted by Razor on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:11:00 PST

Thanksgiving Thoughts

I can't remember where I found this poem by Steve Lucas, but it sums up my mood at the moment... I'm thankful for all that God has given us and like that cowboy even though I don't make it to church a...
Posted by Razor on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:30:00 PST

PC Buying Basics

One of the drawbacks to working in the technology industry is the constant questions from friends and family... Seriously, if I had a dime for every time someone has asked me "What kind of comput...
Posted by Razor on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:12:00 PST

Ho-hum

I'm bored... And Lonely... Maggie's off enjoying a girl's weekend with her friends and I'm sitting here alone watching the rain fall and listening to the wind blow... How pathetic is that? That's life...
Posted by Razor on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 07:15:00 PST

Stupid, Stupid Game...

I have no idea why I'm posting this now... It's about something that happened over a year ago, never the less it's a cool story... Enjoy. Golf is a stupid, stupid game& There are times when...
Posted by Razor on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:28:00 PST

Sometimes All You Have Is Faith

Sometimes the only thing you can rely on is faith, I've carried a copy of the poem "Footprints in the Sand" with me for years and I've turned it countless time over the years but until recently I've n...
Posted by Razor on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:07:00 PST

Memorial Day

Sixteen years ago I this weekend I setup a couple of friends on blind date& A little more than two years later I was the best man at their wedding... About 18 months later I held Angie's hand when the...
Posted by Razor on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 02:07:00 PST

These things really do run on smoke...

My day is off to a rousing start... When I turned on my desktop PC this morning I was greeted by smoke and flames coming from the back of the monitor.After crawling under my desk to unplug the monitor...
Posted by Razor on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 02:04:00 PST