Former Marine, former grad school professor, now a businessman living, working, and enjoying Thailand. A former accomplished jock (rugby, pentathalon, wrestling, golf, marathons, equestrian events), I still hit the gym three times a week for weights and hit the tennis court at least once a week.

I read, write, cook, watch movies, travel (over 100 countries and counting), take photographs, and enjoy the company of my friends.

I first came to Thailand in 1982 with the Marines, then came back in 2000 to start a business. I bought a condo and came to live here full-time in 2007. I am an American, and I love the US, but I love Thailand, too, and I fit in well here. I will probably live here for the rest of my life.

My nik actually says a lot about me. Despite my years as a Marine and service in war, and despite my fierce competitive drive in sports, I am actually quite peaceful and don't want to cause anyone pain or problems. �The bonobo, human's closest relative, lives a very peaceful, non-aggressive life (unlike their close cousins, the chimp) where copulation is perhaps the most important thing to be pursuing. To quote the Scientific American, "The species is best characterized as female-centered and egalitarian and as one that substitutes sex for aggression." So they really the champions of "Make love, not war!"