1. Basketball.... I play Pro-Am "hoops", holocaust , gladiator style, iron man, greco-roman, sumo, tag team, no fouls until the autopsy is complete, dunk in your face basketball... I'm really not that good... just big, and I like to play ( helps me keep my girlish figure)!!! 6'4" 275 lbs. Sometimes my team mates would even throw me the ball !! .

2. Fishing..... I'm a fanatic fisherman ...I'd rather fish than eat... and I really like to eat!! My personal trophies include a 52 lb Blue Catfish, foul hooked in the tail on 14 lb Trilene XL, a 26 lb Chinook Salmon caught on 14 lb Trilene XL, a 22 lb Northern Pike caught on 12 lb Trilene XL, an 18 lb Striper caught on 14 lb Trilene XL, a 9 lb Walleye caught on 8 lb Trilene XL, and a 6 1/2 lb Largemouth Bass that I caught in my back yard pond on 6 lb Trilene XL and a Johnson Tangle Free reel, "whooohaaa" what a good time that was !! I have a 1/2 acre pond in my back yard stocked with Bass, Bluegill, and Crappie along with a floating boat dock and a 10ft Bass Hound 2 seater bass boat with a 36 lb thrust Minn Kota trolling motor. I also have an 18ft BlueFinn Sportsman boat " fish and ski" that does not get wet as often as it should!! The boat will probably dry rot before I wear it out !! ... and I also have a small houseboat that I enjoy spending time on.... I'd like a bigger one...every skippers dream huh !
PS: I let the 6 1/2 lb Bass go...catch and release at its best....I figure that he's still mine cuz he's in my pond...If I get desperate for a new fish mount, I can always drain the pond !!!

3. Army.....I'm a Sergeant Major (newly retired) in the Army Reserves.... say what you want... I've been shot at more times in the last 15 years than most policemen!! MOS's include.... 11Z Infantry (light), 19Z Armor, 74Z Senior Programmer/Analyst. My additional skill's were, Tank Cdr.,Heavy Anti Armor Weapons Systems, Sr.Drill Sgt., Sr. Instructor, First Sgt.and G-3 Battle Staff Operations

4. Work .... My real job is that I am the Manager of Quality Systems (ISO 9001 - 9002) for high volume, multi plant , multi national manufacturing company headquartered in Paragould AR.....thats just north of Jonesboro , in the North East corner of the state. I was the 1997 - 1998 section chair for the North East Arkansas chapter of the American Society for Quality and "President, and Chief Executive Officer" of Basset Consulting Company and General Manager of Northwood Marine Services ....I don't know a hell of alot , but I have discovered that people will pay you "big bux" for your opinions and perceived knowledge !!! I named the first company after my dog "OTIS" who is no longer in this world, he was loyal, faithful, trustworthy, obedient, courageous, somewhat stubborn, liked everybody until they stepped on him , would'nt hump your leg and never pee'd on the carpet..... sort of my company creed and the way I like to do business !!

5. Education... a PHD from the University of "Hard Knox", A. A in Business from the University of Kentucky (10 year program)...tried to play football there... then woke up.....recently completed a BS in Quality Management / Engineering, I'm also a ASQ CQT (Certified Quality Technician) , CQA (Certified Quality Auditor), Senior Member of ASQ , ISO 9000 Lead Assessor, and a Arkansas Quality Award Senior Exmainer..... You guessed it ... I am a Quality Geek !!

6. Family.... My wife and I celebrated 23 years of "very intense" marital bliss on Aug. 21st 00', I'm damn lucky... I married the kind of woman that most men dream and fantasize about , and have managed to keep her happy !! We have a 22 year old daughter who knows everything (college student) and a 20 year old son (college student) who eats everything, studies hard and keeps his car much cleaner than his bedroom ! You can see pictures of our little slice of heaven in Arkansas at the following web site Our yard and surrounding woods were recently sanctioned by the National Wildlife Federation as an "Official" back yard wildlife habitat. We have deer, squirrel, rabbits, racoons, skunks, possums, and foxes mosying through our yard on a daily basis. We also have 2 nesting pair of Green Herons living in the woods down by the pond.

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