About

I was born in the old St. Joseph Hospital in Tampa, FL. I am a fourth generation Tampa native and very proud of that fact.

I am 57 years old now. I have the great fortune to own the title of “dad”. To me, it is without question the greatest thing I have done in my life.

On January 30, 2010, DeeDee Brinkman and I were married in a small gathering of friends and family.

I still work for an Internet Company that owns and operates many very popular web destinations. I am blessed with a terrific family and the type of friends that most people wish they had.

Most people who I haven’t seen in a while ask me two or three questions which brings them up to speed. Let me elaborate.

Stats: Married, with an 20 year old son, Jack. My mom still lives in Temple Terrace.

Health: I am doing well. At my peak, I weighed in about 237 lbs. Now, I am sub-200 on a good day. Most days are good. My goal is to get get down to about 185.

Sports: Now that I am in my 50s, I think it prudent to not play. That doesn’t mean I can’t be active, but the last time I did something athletic was when I jumped on a skateboard. Man, that turned out poorly.

Music: No, I rarely play guitar these days, but I never was really that good anyway. Strange, when I used to play in Ybor I thought I was decent. Decent is probably overstating at this point. Loved that time of life though.

My newest favorite band fluctuates but Jamestown Revival is up there with the Lone Bellow.

Likes: bar-b-que. Currently, a Kansas City Barbeque Society Certified BBQ Judge. I have aspirations to compete but am hesitant to do so when I have new been on a team before.

Dislikes: Social media. Horrendous. Please don’t use twitter, facebook, instagram for information. PLEASE!!