I MEAN NO DISRESPECT WHEN I USE ALL CAPS; MY EYESIGHT WAS DAMAGED WHILE I WAS IN VIETNAM AND IT HELPS ME SEE WHAT I HAVE TYPED.

I HAVE HAD MANY JOBS THROUGHOUT MY 71 YEARS; STARTING WIYH LAWN MOWING AND SNOW SHOVELING AT AGE 12. GAS STATION ATTENDANT UNTIL I WAS 18, WHEN I JOINED THE US NAVY. I SIGNED UP FOR SUBMARINE DUTY, WHICH WAS A 6 YEAR BIT, BUT THEY PUT ME ON THE USS DUBUQUE, LPD-8, FOR 4 YEARS, WHERE I SERVED AS A MACHINIST MATE, MUSTERING OUT WITH THE RANK OF E-3. WE SPENT 9 MONTHS IN VIETNAM WHERE I WAS INJURED IN A 45 FT. FALL, WHICH CRUSHED BOTH ANKLES AND MY SPINE. AFTER I GOT HOME, I FOUND OUT THAT MUCH OF MY HEALTH HAD BEEN AFFECTED BY EXPOSURE TO AGENT ORANGE, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO MY EYESIGHT.

AFTER MUCH THERAPY AND REHAB, I WAS ABLE TO DO NORMALWORK AS A TAXI DRIVER, CAR SALESMAN, CARPENTER, AND FARMER. I ALSO OWNED A CONSTRUCTION CO. IN 1995 I WENT BACK TO COLLEGE TO BECOME AN ATTORNEY. I HAVE OWNED MANY BUSINESSES INCLUDING TWO PAWN SHOPS, WHERE I BOUGHT AND SOLD GUNS, GOLD, AND JEWELRY.

I LEARNED TO PLAY POKER WHILE IN THE SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN PLAYING OFF AND ON FOR 50 YEARS. MY TEXAS HOLDEM EXPERIENCE IS ONLY IN THE LAST 8 YEARS. I AM NOT VERY GOOD BUT I'M LEARNING. THE CASH GAMES AT CASINOS ARE THE TOUGHEST. GOOD LUCK AND I'LL SEE YOU AT THE TABLES.