Hi I'm Deane.

So, who is this goat-stealing, airplane-flying, hurricane-surviving married guy? Here are the details: Personal: Married to my sweetheart for 43 years; father of 3, grandfather of 14 (but who's counting?) Joined the Church while in college, baptized my future wife & then married her 3 months prior to serving in aerial combat for a year. Residences: Grew up in Maine, have lived and/or worked in CO, AZ, FL, South Vietnam, TX, OK, SC, DE. Now live in WA. Education: BS-USAF Academy, Colorado; MA-St. Mary's U., Texas Career: USAF officer (combat-decorated command pilot with 4400+ hours in 8 different types of aircraft); Network Marketer and author of training handbooks; Flight simulator instructor pilot in 3 different aircraft. Aircraft flown: T-41, T-37, T-38, O-2A, T-33, T-39, C-141, C-5 Passions: Ham radio, public speaking, teaching & training, Macintosh computers, standard poodles Food: pizza, Chinese, Mexican, Italian, summer fruits, virtually anything grilled, Amato's Italian sandwiches Movies/Books/Authors: Patrick O'Brian (Master & Commander, Aubry/Maturin series); J.R.R. Tolkien (Hobbit/LOTR); Gettysburg; Dances with Wolves; Catton, Clavell, Michener, Peters Music: Classical/neo-class., Irish folk, Sousa Vacation spots: Outer Banks of North Carolina (rode out a hurricane there once); cruises "Stealing a goat": In 1966, two other USAF Academy cadets and I "liberated" a Naval Academy mascot prior to the AF-Navy football game. BTW, Air Force won the game! ;-)