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About meI am currently retired, sort of, after spending over twenty years in the military and another twenty four years as a health care consultant and teacher. I currently substitute teach at local schools, kindergarten through high school. My wife of 45 years and I have lived in the woods in the Ozark Mountains for the past 24 years. My hobbies include the study of history, reading, photography, bicycling, running, hiking, collecting Civil War memorabilia and Native American Artifacts. I have had a life long passion for birding. I also write bad poetry and paint and carve, but not well. My wife and I have literally lived all over the United States and for many years, lived in Turkey. We still travel as much as possible. Both my wife and I love hiking and canoeing, but simply due to age, we only take day trips now and gentle floats of gentle rivers and streams, avoiding the big white waters we use to love. We very involved with our four grandsons who live within a couple of miles of us. We are both dog lovers and spend much time with our pets. We are very involved with the local library, local humane society and our church.

About my libraryI have been collecting books for years. Our current home library contains well over 2,300 volumes. The majority of these are biography and history although a goodly number of novels are included. We do have an extensive collection of cook books and a very large collection of poetry which are primarily anthologies. We have been collecting first editions and signed works since the mid 1960s.

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Currently readingThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
On What Grounds (Coffeehouse Mysteries, No. 1) by Cleo Coyle
Cabal of The Westford Knight: Templars at the Newport Tower by David S. Brody
Once a Runner: A Novel by John L Parker
The Blood Ballad (Torie O'Shea Mysteries, No. 11) by Rett MacPherson
The Shipwreck of a Nation: Germany: An Inside View by H Peter Nennhaus
Letters From Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods by Julie Zickefoose
Letters from the Woods: Looking at Life through the Window of Wilderness by Michael C. Hurley
Key Lime Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery With Recipes) by Joanne Fluke
With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain by Michael Korda
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swenson Mysteries) by Joanne Fluke
Following Marco Polo's Silk Road: An Enthralling Story of Travels Through Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan, India, China and Uzbekistan by Brian Lawrenson
Just This Side Of Heaven by Timothy Glass
Roastbeef's Promise: When Your Dad's Dying Wish Is to Have His Ashes Sprinkled in Each State, What's a Son to Do? by David Jerome
To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession by Dan Koeppel
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