Where I've Lived

I have lived in the Philippines from birth (Aug '54) until '59. Then my dad moved us to Aurora, CO. After Kennedy was assassinated we moved to Frankfurt a.M., Germany in December '63. We traveled all over Europe then moved back to the U.S in June '66. My dad was stationed at Ft. Lewis in Tacoma, WA and he knew he was going to his third war, in Vietnam. After college I moved to Anchorage, AK in '77 then to Honolulu, HI in '80 after a couple months at home(Tacoma) during which time our mountain(St. Helens) blew. After that ash got in my eyes my best friend, Jimmy, and I already had tickets to Hawaii, so off we went on that memorial day monday May 25th.
After a glorious 2 years I returned to Pullman, WA to get my degree out of the way. But after 5 years they had changed the requirements on me. So even though I was about 5 credits short of my degree I had to take 9 upper division Humanities credits to end up with a General Humanities degree - Bachelor of Humanities. But the Navy, looking at an aspiring naval aviator, didn't need a professional degree. Just ANY degree. So off to Pensacola, FL and as an ensign returning from a summer at NAS Barbers Point(in the Commander's Office - Commodore Geck) I ended up in flight training at Milton, FL - Training Wing 3.
No thanks to "An Officer And A Gentleman" coming out that summer, everybody and their brother signed up to go to NASC to see Debra Winger. And with the best of the best on station, even instrument-rated pilots weren't able to keep up with the curve, so little ol' me, who's gotta study super hard as it is - Well, I attrited after my 3rd instrument simulator and never got my wings. So the Navy sent me eventually to NAS Whidbey Island.
After numerous jobs I moved to Las Vegas, NV in January '05. But I returned to Tacoma in November '07. And here I still am. With a passport in my backpack in case the opportunity should arise.