We got good news a couple of weeks ago. We will be camp ground hosts in March and April 2010, at San Elijo State Beach about 40 miles north of San Diego and 15 miles south of Carlsbad. It is in the little community of Cardif By The Sea. About 6 months ago I decided to look for a camp ground host job for this winter. For those who don't know what a camp ground host is, the host is a volunteer who gets free camping with full hookups for a period and in return must work about 30 hours per week helping, collecting money and trash, checking out campers and many other not very strenuous activities. We will work 3 days a week and every other weekend. There are 4 campground hosts at this park, ... read more

I am in the process (for about 10 years) of writing my autobiography. Here is an entry I just completed. In 1984, we were living in Heidelberg Germany. I worked on a US Army base. In April, we took our big trip of the year, during Easter Week, We all, except for our son Dave, who was in Boulder Colorado at college, spent a week in Russia. Dave was really bummed that he couldn’t go with us. Lee Johnson, one of my co-workers, and his family, went with us. In my work I had a special Top Secret Clearance. To go on this trip, I needed permission from the Special Security Officer (SSO) in Heidelberg. This was an army sponsored trip and the permission was easy. I told my boss in Virginia about the trip and ... read more