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I grew up Burlingame, California.
My heritage is Mexican and Irish.
During the 60's I owned and operated
S&D
Graphics Corporation in Redwood City and San Carlos, California. In the
70's I
traveled
extensively in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean,
where
I gathered information about the varying cultures which comprise this
large
geographical area.
Between 1980 and 1995, I was the
owner
and publisher of the El Dorado Gazette, Georgetown Gazette & Town
Crier,
a weekly community newspaper founded in 1880 located in El Dorado
County, California.
Since 1995, after selling the
newspaper, my wife, Jo Ann, and I traveled to Mexico, Costa Rica,
Venezuela, Bonaire, and Chile.
Much
of my travels have been by sailboat. I have accumulated thousands of
miles in various vessels from 8 to 125 feet in length. In addition to
sailing
my own boats, I have been involved in many deliveries and have
extensive
experience in every aspect of yacht maintenance and repair.
During the course of my life I have
written
many articles and editorials. They cover a wide variety of
subjects. Recently I was reading some of my old Editorials and
thought some of them deserve another round. Plus I decided it's time to
publish some new thoughts.
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