Short biography? There's no such thing. Married, 2 kids, 2 dogs (at least the dogs consider me their leader), former COBOL programmer, hotel desk clerk, bellman, dock hand, welder's assistant, rental furniture mover, roughneck, warehouse hand, lawn mower. Former resident of Crystal Beach, Friendswood, Durham, Houston, Austin, New Orleans, Tripoli, Fort Worth, Midland, Boston, Bahrain.