A middle-class, protestant Christian upbringing, in a semi-rural environment, has me tending to live a reclusive lifestyle. I\'m a self-taught intellectual, who has a passion for learning and \"truth.\" I love life, as a great gift from my Creator, and people as the \"salt and pepper\" of life. I left college to pursue a flying career, first in the USAF, and then with Pan Am. I\'ve seem much of the world, and enjoy its variety - from the \"white nights\" of Leningrad to the Sydney Christmas in Summer. What a gift.