I was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. I was a deputy sheriff there from 1982 til 1992. In 1992, I moved to Southeast Arizona where I was employed as a probation officer until 2000. At that time, I had to go on social security disability as my pancreas had hemorrhaged, and I had ended up on life support for 14 days. I am currently on disability for Chronic Pancreatitis. It is a disease for which there is no cure.

My family and I live just north of Tucson, AZ. I have been a HUGE fan of the Arizona Cardinals and Arizona Wildcats ever since I relocated to Arizona in 1992. My pet peeve are fans who move to the great State of Arizona; yet, insist on cheering for teams from their former State over Arizona teams. Bottom line is your loyalty should be to the teams of the State wherein you CURRENTLY reside. That is MY philosophy. For instance, I would NEVER cheer for the Tampa Bay Bucs over the Arizona Cardinals.