Category Archives: Personal History

Again, for the sake of sanity (yours), I’ll just hit the high points of the next 40 years. For two years (1976-78) I lived just across the street from work at Sperry Univac.  The plant was in Eagan, MN, a … Continue reading →

Well, I’ve just got out of the Service and I’m looking for my fun … no, no … that’s the song.  I was just looking for a job.  I began living with my parents and dating Sue.  I played my … Continue reading →

Now, I’m a little fuzzy on the sequence of events in these next few months. I’m not fuzzy on what happened, just when.  I had been seeing this one young lady (whom I’ll call Penny) in particular and she decided … Continue reading →

Post Syracuse with Uncle Sam. I can’t begin to tell you everything here, and do you really want to know?  But, here’s the short of it, anyway. During my last year at Syracuse, my father left the ministry and the … Continue reading →

So, let’s see … Syracuse University, Smith College of Engineering.  The College isn’t really important other than I thought I should become an Aerospace Engineer.  Well, that proved difficult for a person who doesn’t study his butt off.  So, we … Continue reading →

Now, where did I leave off?  Ahhhh .. Utica!  Now, that was a whole new story.  A completely new set of discoveries and friends.  It was where I (and some friends) discovered rockets from Estes, and that leads to all … Continue reading →