The author was born in Kokomo Indiana in 1960, as one of five children, and he grew up in several states throughout the mid-west and south. Settling in rural Illinois, he played quarterback for his...view moreThe author was born in Kokomo Indiana in 1960, as one of five children, and he grew up in several states throughout the mid-west and south. Settling in rural Illinois, he played quarterback for his high school in a small town called Washington. After high school, he served in the US Navy 79-81 as a tour guide at the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii. Divorced in 1981, today he enjoys being a father, and is a computer programmer living in Jacksonville, fla.view less