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Pat & Toms Airstream Adventures
TOM
I grew up in San Antonio, and still live there. I've lived in other places from Chu Lai to Lubbock to San Diego to Houston and Waco. San Antonio is the only place I've called home. For me, it's just a great place to live.

In the 60's I was in the Navy, and had the opportunity to tour Viet Nam. I also was able to take a winter cruise off the coast of North Korea in a guided missle destroyer after they seized the USS Pueblo. That experience is my claim to having been cold once.

I returned to civilization, and decided to get my education. I started at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, TX. A wonderful town in the Davis Mountains. I transferred to Texas Tech and graduated with a BBA in accounting.

I began my carrer working for the U.S. Government in San Antonio, transferred to Waco, TX for three long years, and then went to Houston, TX for 13 even longer years. I finally had a brain fart, and realized that I should go home; so I transferred back to San Antonio. I plan to retire in 2 years having served my Country for over 37 years.

Along the way I managed to meet and marry the woman of my dreams. Since I rarely have done things right the first time, Pat is my second, and last, wife. I love her for many reasons, the most important being that she loves and tolerates me. I don't understand a lot of things - like why the hell people that you'd consider sane would vote for George Bush. I'll never understand why Pat decided to be my wife, but I count my blessings that she did. One of her finer points is that she, too, is a Yellow Dog Democrat. A trait I find most endearing.

I have one son from my first marriage, Greg. He has somehow managed to live to the age of 30. He's a good son, a good man, a good father, and a good husband. He and his wife, Christalee, have given us 4 grandchildren: Ansley, Levi, Logan, and a baby whose name I can't name at the moment - of course it begins with "L". (Note from Pat--his name is Landon. I'm not sure why the L rule kicked in but it did. Travis believed his name should be Langstrum and that does have cachet but it is Landon.) As my only son, I am trully blessed that it was Greg.

Pat gave me 3 wonderful stepchildren: Jennifer, Melissa, and Travis. These 3 all look like their Mother, but they all have their own personalities. Jennifer is married to Tim and they have commited to not having children; a tough, yet commendable decision not to contribute to the overpopulation of the world. Jennifer has her BS in psychology, and Tim has a BBA in management. Melissa is getting a Phd in folklore, and her dissertation will be on Japanese pornography. (Note from Pat--not really porn, just manga or some other aspect of Japanese modern culture) She is commited to having as many pet children as she can, and loves them all. Travis just got his Masters in English, and we're still waiting for him to get off his dead ass and write his first novel.

Pat also gave me the best in-laws a man could ask for. I can attest to this because I've had the in-laws from hell. Gail has a BM, no [you nasty minded reader] it stands for Bachelor of Music, taught piano and played the organ for her church for scores of years. She's also too young to have had three children that are very old. Dan is an Aggie. That should say it all, but he is a man that I admire and look up to. He's also a retired Army Colonel, and I forgive him for that. They both taught their children how to love and raise children. All of their children are fine people.

I'm a lucky guy. I survived Viet Nam. I am surviving George Bush - spit, spit. I have a wonderful wife. I have a wonderful son. I have wonderful grandchildren, most of whom I can name. I have wonderful stepchildren. And I am lucky enough to be able to travel this wonderful Country in my beautiful Airstream.

PAT
I too am a native Texan and I have lived all over the state except for the valley. Tom has pretty well covered my family and they are wonderful. All funny, smart people who pushed me through my PhD studies in History and were a terrific support system. I am lucky to have found Tom on the internet. I got a wondeful husband and great step-son in Greg. And then I got grandchildren too!

The best thing about Tom is that he has accepted all my animal children as well as my human ones. We have a lovely little dog who adopted me before I met Tom. Iris goes with us and loves to travel. We have a nanday conure who adopted me at an outdoor restaurant and Bartleby loves Tom more than anything. We also have a male Solomon Island Eclectus, Aloysius, who loves to talk, play peek-a-boo and eat. Our female ekkie, Caeli, escaped in May and we are still hoping for her return. The birds also love to travel with us. I also have a cat, Bastian, who does NOT want to travel with us so he stays home and holds down the fort. Seamus, the beautiful Himalayan Tom got for me, does love to travel and goes on our trips with us. Tom takes it all in stride--crazy, opinionated kids, lots of furry and feathered companions. He's a sweet, tolerant but obviously unhinged man!