Rita
Name: Rita
Email: rba007_AT_nai.net
Date: Friday - 16/Feb/96 - 17:53.41
Homepage: Management Services to Health Practitioners
Referred from: Just surfed in!

• From: Connecticut
• Marital status: Single
• Children/grandchildren: 2 sons; 3 grandchildren
• Occupation: consultant
• Pets: a Shi-Tsu - partly human

• From: Green Valley, AZ
• Marital status: Married...47 yrs...to "Patty"
• Children/grandchildren: 3 children...2 grandchildren...Lindsay & Sidney
• Occupation: USAF Retired
• Hobbies, interests:  Sailplanes...Motorcycle (BMW K100LT)
• Activities: Tennis...riding the Bike
• Pets:  None now...lost two wonderful little poodles over 26 years ... will NOT go through that again!
• Other:  New in computers...It's amazing to think of corresponding with people ALL over the world! Have met some wonderful people in the 50 Plus group...almost like having friends ALL your life! Excellent Group! Happy to be a small part of it!

• From:  Norway
• Marital status:  Divorced
• Children/grandchildren:  3 children, 2 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Teacher
• Hobbies, interests:  Salmon fishing, music (listen and active, guitar and bass)
• Activities:  Nature, friends, boating, fishing
• Pets:  None, but I *do* like dogs.

• From: Kalispell, Big Sky Country Montana
• Marital status:  Married for 15 years - very happy!
• Children/grandchildren:  2 boys ages 9 and 13
• Occupation:  Business Owner
• Hobbies, interests:  Outdoor recreation, writing, travel
• Activities:  Skier, rafter, hiker, fisher, climber, and surfer!
• Pets:  2 dogs - English Springer "Clancy", Golden Retriever "Tank"

• From:  Long Beach, CA
• Marital status:  Married 36 years to Bob
• Children/grandchildren:  2 children - daughter 32, son (RIP 2/2/94 _AT_ 28 years)
• Occupation:  Office Manager for husband's structural engineering office
• Hobbies, interests:  Love to travel, COMPUTER, sewing knitting, crocheting, golf, reading
• Pets:  Cocker spaniel "Bijou"

• From:  San Jacinto, CA
• Marital status:  Happily married 13 years
• Children/grandchildren:  Boy, 9; Girl, 8; Girl, 6
• Occupation:  Fulltime mother, wife, personal trainer, video store manager
• Hobbies, interests:  Bodybuilding, ATC's, Corvettes, rollerblading, horseback riding, tattoos,, softball and garage sales.
• Activities:  School PTA, girls softball coach, competative bodybuilding
• Pets:  1 Dalmation named Hailey (13 years), 1 Chihuahua named Teddy Man (4 lbss), 1 black cat named Jade ( 1 yr., 1 Rabbit named Stupid Rabbit.
• Other:  50+ was th enicest people I've met on the web!  What a great bunch of people they have.

• From:  Hartford, Wisconsin
• Marital status:  Married 48 years
• Children/brandchildren:  4 children, 13 grandkids
• Occupation:  Retired radio talk-show host pioneer...antique dealer...auctioneer...furniture merchant and zillion other things.
• Hobbies, interests:  50+ chat...fishing...casino gambling (low states)
• Activities:  Living like a hermit at lake cottage.  Wife stays home;  takes care of her art and framing shop, no objection!
• Pets:  Thinking about a dog.  Wife says "no" - thinks she'll get stuck with the house training.
• Other:  Enjoying hell out of life.  Very good health at 71.

• From:  Israel
• Marital status:  Widower
• Children/grandchildren:  Daughter and son - 2 children (from the daughter - boy and a girl)
• Occupation:  Retired
• Hobbies, interests:  Photography, video photographing, traveling, music
• Activities:  Working part-time job in video lab
• Pets:  None

• From:  New Orleans (Metairie)
• Marital status:  MARRIED
• Children/grandchildren:  3 children
• Hobbies, interests:  Softball, COMPUTERS, gardening
• Pets:  1 dog

• From:  Traverse City, MI
• Occupation:  Printer; Hotel Maintenance
• Hobbies, interests:  R/C Sailplanes; Computers

• Marital status:  Single
• Occupation:  Retired police officer
• Hobbies, interests:  Computers
• Activities:  Golf

• From:  Casstown, OH farm community 15 miles north of Dayton, OH
• Marital status:  Married
• Children/grandchildren:  Between 2 of us we have 8 children, 7 grandchildren and 1 on the way
• Occupation:  Retired, Civil Service
• Hobbies, interests:  Horses, sewing, crafts, love the outdoors expecially when it is warm
• Activities:  Show horses
• Pets:  3 quarter horses, 2 dogs, numerous cats
• Other:  Just learning the computer lingo and having a ball.  We have a 153 acre working farm.

• From:  Nanton, Alberta
• Marital status;  Married 28 years so same fella!
• Children/grandchildren:  3 boys (25, 23 & 15), 2 grandchildren - one of each (finally got out girl)!
• Occupation:  Secretary/receptionist - we also have our own gravel hauling and excavating business
• Hobbies, interests:  Reading, 50+, crocheting, crossword pusslbe, jigsaw pussles, camping & ise-fishing, etc. - also enjoy gardening (we have an acerage and 3 rock gardens + pool).
• Activities:  All of th eabove plus traveling when possible.
• Petts:  One 2 year old Shelty (our 15 year old named Rambo?)

• From:  Wyoming
• Marital status:  Divorced
• Children/grandchildren:  4
• Occupation:  Coal miner
• Hobbies, interests:  Golf, fishing, backpacking
• Activities:  Love to socialize
• Pets:  3 cats - Lester, Boris, Shasha

• From:  Orillia, Ontario, Canada
• Marital status:  Single
• Occupation:  Retired teacher
• Hobbies, interests:  Boating, gardening, swimming, outdoors
• Pets:  4-1/2 year old Dashound named Dappy
• Other:  Live in Bradenton, Florida during the winter and my Ontario home in the summer - best of both worlds.  Retired about 16 years ago at an early age (40).

• From:  Orlando, Florida
• Marital status:  Married
• Children/grandchildren:  1 son, 28 years; 1 stepson 28 years; 1 stepdaughter 25 years; 2 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Administrative Assistant in office of Institutional Research & Planning Support, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
• Hobbies, interests:  Basketball (Orlando Magic); football (Jacksonville, Buffalo and University of Central Florida NCAA Division 1), internet
• Activities:  Casino gambling, cruising, traveling in general
• Pets:  None

• From:  Pasco, Washington State
• Marital status:  Single
• Children/grandchildren:  Only nieces and nephews
• occupation:  Letter carrier for USPS
• Hobbies, interests:  COMPUTER, genealoty, working in yard, traveling, bike riding, walking and camping - just being outdoors.
• Activities:  Going to church and being with family, friends and my dogs.
• Pets:  1 miniature Schnauzer (Corky), 1 junk dog (Pokey) and a very rotten cat who controls the house (Queenie)
• I spend a lot of off time trying to beat my niece (who lives here) to the computer.

• From:  Great Falls, Montana
• Marital status:  Married 39 years to the same lady - Wife is a registered nurse in pediatrics and ob since 1957
• Children/grandchildren:  3 boys, 1 girl; 13 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Retired, disabled farmer - rancher
• Hobbies, interests:  Gardening, fishing and boating
• Activities:  Traveling when money allows and spending time with grandkids in their sports
• Pets:  1 Cocker Spaniel called "Champer" and 1 cat called "Putter"
• Other:  Try to learn how to type and work this computer when fingers and mind don't want to work together anymore.

• From:  Charleston, Oregon
• Marital status:  Married, 37 years
• Children/grandchildren:  4
• Occupation:  Artist
• Hobbies, interests:  Watercolors, People
• Activities:  Christian living; walking on the beach
• Pets:  Springer
• Other:  Cats, too.

• From:  Western PA, originally
• Marital status:  Married
• Children/grandchildren:  Daughter 91978); Son (1983)
• Occupation:  "Retired" lawyer, homemaker
• Hobbies, interests:  Running, singing, handbells
• Activities:  Editing
• Pets:  2 cats
• Other:  Like to practice my French and (to lesser extent) German, on- and off-line.

• From:  John Hutton
• Marital status:  Married
• Children/grandchildren:  Three children, four grandsons
• Occuptation:  Electronic communications instructor
• Hobbies, interests:  Radio, computers, writing software, and BBS
• Activities:  Motorcycle riding
• Pets:  Cat

• From:  Coos Bay, Oregon
• Marital status:  Married 1976/Aug/21
• Children/grandchildren:  1 girl 17 goes to SWOCC
• Occupation:  School bus driver
• Hobbies, interests: Computers, camping, travel
• Activities:  Work, yard work and computers
• Pets:  Golden retriever named Pongo
• Other:  Addicted to chat rooms...[lol]

• From:  Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
• Marital status:  Married
• Children/grandchildren:  4 boys, 3 girls; 8 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Retired
• Hobbies, interests:  Camping, outdoor activities
• Activities:  meeting people and playing BINGO

• From:  Atlanta, GA
• Marital status:  Divorced
• Children/grandchildren:  Son, 27 and daughter, 24
• Occupation:  Secretary
• Hobbies, interests:  Reading, knitting, cross stitching, antiquing
• Activities:  Walking, biking
• Pets:  6 cats and 1 dog

• From:  Cambridge, Nebraska
• Marital status:  Married, to same man for 40 years
• Children/grandchildren:  5 children, 4 boys, 1 girl; 8 grandchildren, 4 of each.
• Occupation:  Retired statistician
• Hobbies, interests:  Water color, gardening ( flowers only), sports
• Activities:  Hanging out on the computer; playing with the grandkids
• Pets:  1 very spoiled and fat Cocker spaniel named Taffy
• Other:  I live in a very beautiful spot in Nebraska, this area is the pheasant hunting capital.  We also have a 12 miles lake just 7 miles north that we enjoy a lot and Cambridge is also where Kool-Aid was "invented".

• From:  Gloucester, MA
• Marital status:  Married 27 years
• Children/grandchildren:  2 children, boy 22, girl 20
• Occupation:  Teacher - Kindergarten / Writer - Magazine articles
• Hobbies, interests:  Knitting, reading, runes, boats
• Activities:  Coast Guard Auxiliary; boating
• Pets:  Cockatoo - Kyler and cat - Foggy
• Other:  Live aboard (4 years now) boat - 48 ft. - Novi Hull Trawler

• From:  Montreal
• Marital status:  Married
• Children/grandchildren:  Seven, one grandchild
• Occupation:  Artist
• Hobbies, interests:  Reading, music, skiing
• Pets:  My kids

• Birthday:  July, 1943 - Chicago, Illinois
• From:  Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
• Marital status:  Separated 3 years (married twenty - second marriage)
• Children/grandchildren:  Two grandsons, six granddaughters
• Occupation:  Sound technicial for World Bank, Washington, DC before retiring to 'country".  Now...Herbalist and owner of Natural Food and Christian Book store...our slogan is "Foods for Body and Soul"
• Hobbies, interests:  Nurturing, artist, writer, computer, philosophy, plays, alternative healing and lots more!
• Activities:  Raising one of my grandchildren (multiple-handicaps - born drug-addicted - she's now 6).  Friendships, gardening, sewing.
• Pets:  One 18 year old miniture long-haired dashchund - "Buffy" - blinded by glaucoma two years ago - but adjusted remarkably and doesn't show her age at all!  Some people still mistake her for a puppy!
• Other:  Children (I began at 15); Two daughters - 37 and 35; one son, 23 - graduating from college this spring and going on to post-grad school *(English and Philosophy major).

• From:  Houston, TX
• Marital status:  Married
• children/grandchildren:  None
• Occupation:  Administrative Secretary
• Hobbies, interests:  Classical/baroque music, singing, trying to learn computer stuff
• Activities:  Work, work, work
• Pets:  2 dogs, 3 cats

• From:  Cedar Hill, TX
• Marital status:  W
• Children/grandchildren:  4 children....all boys, 4 grandchildren...1 girl, 3 boys
• Occupation:  Retired secretary
• Hobbies, interests:  Computing, reading, movies, family, friends
• Activities:  Walking, swimming, playing with grandchildren
• Pets:  2 dogs...Schnauzer named "champ" and Yorkie named "Gabby"
• Other:  I enjoy chatting in 50+

• Age:  50
• From:  Lund, SWEDEN
• Marital status:  Married to Mona (41) since 1980
• Children/grandchildren:  5 children - 4 boys, 1 girl (boys 25, 11, 9, 4; girl 7)
• Occupation:  Journalist/reporter
• Hobbies, interests:  Sailing, fishing, literature, music.  Interested in political science, market-economy and social behaviour.
• Activities:  Plays electric bass/jazz-blues-rock.  Loves painting and are collecting art.
• Pets:  None just now/ Had an Irish setter for 14 years
• Other:  Like to meditate.  Non-smoker since 3 years

• From:  Conway, Arkansas - Soon to be Warren, Arkansas
• Marital status:  Spinster (age:  51)
• Children/grandchildren:  Lots of nieces and nephews _AT_ greats
• Occupation:  PIS (public information specialist, silly!)
• Hobbies, interests:  50+ Chat, reading, crosswords, writing
• Activities:  Some walking.
• Pets:  None.  I just try to pamper myself
• Other:  Plan to retire soon to do family research, study theology, publish a newsletter for my high school class, etc.

• From:  North Texas area
• Marital status:  Divorced
• Children/grandchildren:  One daughter; two grandchildren
• Occupation:  University administrator/professor
• Hobbies, interests:  Reading (mysteries); antiques; travel
• Other:  Interested in starting a singles group to chat about special concerns and perhaps for traveling groups.

• From:  St-Bruno, Quebec, Canada
• Marital status:  Remarried
• Children/grandchildren:  2 daughters, 25 and 22;  Wife has daughter 25 and boy 22
• Occupation:  Corporate real estate agent
• Hobbies, interests:  Cinema, theatre, music, tv

• From:  Walnut Creek, CA - 40 minutes - 1.5 hrs. east of San Francisco depending...
• Marital status:  married - 32 years
• Children/grandchildren:  2 daughters, 29 and 26
• Occupation:  Employee Relations Consultant, Author
• Hobbies, interests:  Racquetball, photography, ham radio, writing
• Activities:  Consulting, writing serious and humorous books, articles for a number of publications, Own biz since '77.
• Pets:  11 year old Norfolk terior named "Max"
• Other:  I spend couple of hours each week rebooting the computer.

Bev
Name:  Bev Young
Email:  rosebuds_AT_iafrica.com
Date:  Saturday - 10/Feb/96 - 11:07:13
Referred from:  Just surfed in!

• Marital status:  Married
• Children/grandchildren:  Two grown sons; 22 and 25
• Occupation:  "Fiscal Investigator" ... artist
• Hobbies, interests:  Reading, computers, beading, movies, people, bridge, etc.
• Activities:  Hiking, traveling in Africa.
• Pets:  4 Yorkshire Terriers, 1 cat.
• Other:  I write a financial page for a newspaper, weekly.  I do amature cartooning
• I love in sunny South Africa.

• From:  Northern California
• Marital status:  Happily married
• Children/grandchildren:  A son and 2 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Private home health care and work in field of developmentally disabled adults
• Hobbies, interests:  Active member of the Assistance Dog Institute, rollerblading, and computer.
• Pets:  3 large dogs, one of which is certified as a social/therapy dog.  We visit hospitals and are presently involved in two different plot programs utilizing therapy animals.  One is Hospice and the other is in the field of Mental Health/Depression.
• Other:  We live in the country and have too many chickens, and not enough geese.  yard and garden have suffered since my discovery of the computer but life is too precious not to enjoy it, so I and my husband pursue our interests guilt-free.

• From:  Scotland originally came to Canada 7 years ago
• Marital status:  Married 22 years
• Children/grandchildren:  3 children, 2 daughters married and 1 son 19 still at home
• Occupation:  Joiner (better known as carpenter over here)
• Hobbies, interests:  Building radio controlled planes, cars, fullsized cars, and would like to know more about computers (only had mine since Christmas)
• Activities:  Trailer camping touring (when time and cash permit)
• Pets:  One black cat "Lucky" half Scottish wildcat brought over with us in 1988

• From:  Tennessee
• Marital status:  Divorced
• Children/grandchildren:  2 daughters and 1 son, 1 grandson, 1 granddaughter
• Occupation:  Registered nurse
• Hobbies, interests:  Reading, sewing, TV and now "chatting"
• Activities:  Country dancing, walking
• Pets:  Love all animals although I do not have one at this time

• From:  Helga
• Marital status:  Married, 33 years
• Children/grandchildren:  2 boys, 2 girls; 8 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Gopher
• Hobbies, interests:  PC, stockmarket
• Activities:  Live on the farm
• Pets:  1 husband, 2 dogs, 1 cat
• Other:  I love to talk - hope to chat

• From:  Sussex, New Jersey
• Marital status:  Happily divorced.  Marriage is not one of my skills. ;-)
• Children/grandchildren:  Two daughters 31 and 21
• Occupation:  Learning Disabilities Teacher consultant.  I test kids to determine their eligibility for special education services.
• Hobbies, interests:  Flying, reading science fiction and history, cooking, auto racing, poetry, anything I don't know much about.
• Activities:  Since I travel 2 hours each way to work, I don't have much time for "activities."  I try to help out in th elocal soup kitchen when I can, and I do some volunteer stuff with Special Olympics when they ask.  Other than that I'm too bogged down trying to make a living and also get a few hours sleep.
• Pets:  One incredible cat named "White Snake" who is presently pouncing on the mouse and shaking it difficult to type.
• Other:  I'm so glad I bought this machine.  Met some super folks in the 50+ Chat and am enjoying this Friends Group.  Come summer I'll have more time to participate in such things as the cookbook etc.  Until then I'll just be dropping in and out of Chat.  Look forward to seeing all of you.

• From:  Epping, NH, 10 miles from Altantic, 50 miles from Boston
• Marital status:  Married 29 years, wife Donna
• Children/grandchildren:  2 good sons, no grandkids yet
• Occupation:  CAD Engineer, Emergency Medical Technician
• Hobbies, interests:  Computers, golf, skiing
• Activities:  Volunteer Ambulance Corps
• Pets:  Not now.
• other:  Good bunch of people at 50+ chat, glad I found it!!!

• Marital status:  Married
• Children/grandchildren:  4 children; one grandchild
• Occupation:  Almost retired from raising children, currently working for husband in court reporting business
• Hobbies, interests:  Currently trying to learn more about computers
• Activities:  When time permits, tennis, tennis, tennis
• Pets:  Old English Setter tht can't hear or see well (love that dog)
• Other:  All above keep me busy and out of trouble.

• From:  Lansing, MI
• Marital status:  Married 15 years (both married before)
• Children/grandchildren:  7 children - 3 boys, 4 girls ages from 34 to 21 -- 11 grandchildren ages 16 years to 18 months.
• Occupation:  Mailroom supervisor
• Hobbies, interests:  Needlepoint, crosstitch, spending time with the grandchildren
• Activities:  Church, do bulk mailing on the side
• Pets:  A black and white cat named "BJ"
• Other:  I enjoy the chat line very much.  I need to get a computer at home so that i can be on it more then lunch and breaks.

• From, Rogers, ARkansas
• marital status:  Married
• children/grandchildren:  3-8
• Occupation:  Retired/consultant
• Hobbies, interests:  Woodcarving, fishing traveling
• Activities:  Many clubs
• Pets:  Shih-tzu named "Bogey"

• From:  Luconia, New Hampshire
• Marital status:  Married 21 years to the same guy!
• Children/grandchildren:  Have 2 boys, 17 and 21
• Occupation:  Health Unit coordinator at local hospital
• Hobbies, interests:  Love tennis, counted cross stitch, 50+ Group
• Activities:  Tennis, coaching cheerleading, hiking
• Pets:  1 doggie, part lab/shepard "Kelsey"

• From:  Phoenix, Arizona
• Marital status:  Married 39 years (yes, to the same woman)
• Children/grandchildren:  4 children - 8 grandchildren
• Occupation:  President of a software development company
• Hobbies, interests:  Travel, chatting, casinos of the world
• Pets:  1 LhasaApso (he runs the place) and some fish.
• Other:  I live in the Sonoran Desert which runs from central Arizona down into Sonara, Mexico.  It is mild in the winter - 65 days in January to 120+ in July.  ("But it's a DRY heat.")  We average just over 7 inches of rain a year.  A rather pleasant place to live overall.  (As long as the air conditioner works!)

• From:  Wellington (Palm Beach County), Florida
• Marital status:  Married
• Children:  (2) daughters (23 and 11)
• Occupation:  Law Enforcement Officer
• Hobbies, interests:  Computers, sports, reading, outdoor living
• Pets:  Pastel Calico; Sarah

• From:  LaGrange, TX
• Marital status:  Married 10 years
• Children/grandchildren:  2 children (ages 4 and 9)
• Occupation:  Housewife
• Hobbies, interests:  Reading, surfint the net
• Pets:  Dog named "Rio"; 14 fish and 2 gerbils

• From:  Egypt (living in England)
• Marital status:  Married
• children/grandchildren:  Two - a boy and a girl
• Occupation:  Financial analyst
• Hobbies, interests:  Traveling, computers and football

• From:  Tonsberg, Norway
• Marital status:  Divorced
• Children/grandchildren:  3 children (2 boys, 1 girl), 2 grandchildren (2 girls ages 12 and 9)
• Occupation:  Teacher, children with learning disabilities
• Hobbies, interests:  Music; I play guitar and el. base, (have played in band, quintet, trio, duo (dance music) for 4 decades, salmon fishing, fly tying, outdoor life, reading , sailing, swimming, woodturning, psychology, cross country skiing (moderate), gardening (moderate), fotography.  I'm curious!
• Pets:  None, but fond of dogs.

• From:  Barrie, Ontario, Canada.  Barrie is 100 km. north of Toronto on the shores of Lake Simcoe.  Lovely beach a 5 minute walk from my house.  Lots of skiing and ice fishing in the winter.
• Marital status:  Married 36 years
• Children/grandchildren:  4 children - 2 boys, 2 girls - 4 grandchildren and one on the way
• Occupation:  Elementary school secretary - 24 years on the job
• Hobbies, interests:  Mostly reading.
• Activities:  Surfin' the net.
• pets:  One Maine Coon cat named "Muffy"

• Marital status:  Married 27 years
• Children/grandchildren:  Two boys ages 19 and 22
• Occupation:  Owner, large hardware and home center.
• Hobbies, interests:  Raise miniature donkeys, Ride Honda Goldwing
• Activities:  Work, split firewood, landscaping
• Pets:  None
• Other:  Life has never been better than it is right now!!

• From:  Antioch, California
• Marital status:  Married - wife Pam
• Children/grandchildren:  Laurel - 31 - title company escrow officer - Ray - 28 - engineering student - Tiffiny - 27 - police officer
• Occupation:  Roofing estimator
• Hobbies, interests:  Stained glass, chess, woodworking
• Pets:  One dog, two cats, 26 tropical fish
• Other:  Nah!  That's about all for now.

• From:  New Orleans, LA - A great place to live and have fun!
• Marital status:  Divorced
• Children/grandchildren:  4 children - 3 girls (29, 25, 17), 1 boy (14)
• Occupation:  Medical Technologist
• Hobbies, interests:  Reading, having fun, learning new things, crafts, daydreaming
• Participation in community affairs:  Local politics and govermnent
• Pets:  A mutt dog (Queen) left abandoned in my neighborhood.  Great dog (someone's loss; my gain)
• Other:  Thanks Bill, this is great.  Now maybe I will remember who is who!

• From:  Greenwood, near perth West Australia.  Area is like name - green.
• Marital status:  Very happily married for 41 years.
• Children/grandchildren:  5 children 39 to 18 - 7-1/2 grandchildren at last count
• Occupation:  Home duties.  Various in lifetime.  Singer, nursing, secretary, pineapple canner, carrot weigher, tomato sorter.
• Hobbies/interests:  Internet, computing, ceramics, pottery, reading, knitting, TV gardening when health and weather permit.
• Activities:  Uniting church in Australia, youth, school library helper.
• Pets:  1 elderly dog, 1 young cat, 1 pink and grey galah, 2 canaries, 14 budgerigars, 20 goldfish!!!!

• From:  Hudson, New York, 26 miles south of Albany, New York (capital)
• Marital status:  Divorced
• Children/grandchildren:  2 boys, 2 girls; 8 grandchildren.
• Occupation:  USN (Retired) Sterling Drug, Retired
• Hobbies/interests:  Free Lance Photographer, CB radio, HAM radio, coins, stamps, travel, VFW/American Legion
• Pets:  I have a 3 year old border Sheltie
• Other:  MOTTO:  To live each day as if it were my last; and to do better what other people do well.

• From:  Cambridge, Nebraska
• Marital status:  Married 40 years
• Children/grandchildren:  5 children; 8 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Statistician
• Hobbies/interests:  Painting (watercolors mainly)
• Participation in community affairs:  Served two terms on city council, police commissioner or 4 years, etc.
• Pets:  One very spoiled, very fat Cocker named "Taffy", or TAF for short because that spells fat backwards.

• From:  Queensland, Brisbane, sub-tropical average winter temp 24c summer can get to high 30's
• Marital status:  Married
• Children/grandchildren:  4 children - 5 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Freight fowarder
• Hobbies/interests:  Horses, swimming, dog shows, breedd Staffordshire bull terriers
• Pets:  2 Staffords, 1 Chihuahua, 1 cat, native birds, wild Koalas

• From:  I live in the Mission Valley of Montana near Flathead Lake.  The lake is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi.  The valley is surrounded by mountains and we are about 70 miles from Glacier National Park.
• Marital status:  Divorced
• Children/grandchildren:  2 children - 18 year old son and 16 year old daughter
• Occupation:  Early Childhood Education Specialist working with children of all types of handicapping conditions and their families.
• Hobbies, interests:  I do all types of handcraft; fabric painting, sewing, knitting, quilting.  My favorite exercise is Tai Chi.  In the summer one of my major occupations is my rose garden.
• Participation in community affairs:  Often work with foster parents groups regarding children with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders.
• Pets:  We have one dog:  a Sheltie named "Wickett", one cat, a Persian mix named "Cinnamon" and one Iguana named "Bacchus"

• From:  Aumsville, OR east of Salem about 8 miles
• Marital status:  Married - wife Esther
• Children/grandchildren:  Between us - 2 sons and 1 daughter; 7 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Ray - building contractor; Esther - retired postal clerk
• Hobbies, intrests:  Fishing in BC - travel - lapidary - square dancing - cooking - crafts.
• Participation in community affairs:  We did that in our younger days.
• pets:  None until we decide to quit traveling - then we will get a small dog.

• From:  Campbell River, BC, Canada - west coast - Salmon Capital of the World - love it here!
• Marital status:  Married to Rita
• Children/grandchildren:  3 children - 2 daughters, 1 son - Rita has 3 daughters - total of 5 grandkids - they are allowed to call me Poppa - not Grandpa - sounds too old!
• Occupation:  Excavator operator and have small manufacturing company....bridge building systemand road building aids.
• Hobbies:  Music - drummer in bands for many years; carving canes and walking sticks from driftwood.
• Participation in community afafairs:  Done my time in municipal politics, thanks.
• Pets:  Smokey - a wonderful cat - recently deceased - and Tiger - a great little toy poodle who now gets all the love.

• From:  Queensbury, NY
• Marital status:  Married 20 years
• Children/grandchildren:  2 - son, 23 and daughter, 20
• Occupation:  Figure skating director
• Hobbies, interests:  Reading, Star Trek, friends and computers
• Participation in community affairs:  Work extensively with local Chambers and Tourism boards
• Pets:  1 dog, 2 cats

• From:  Rapid City, SD - previously (4 years ago) moved from Tennessee
• Marital status:  Married, empty nester (most of the time)
• Children/grandchildren:  3 children, 2 grandchildren, 3 cats
• Occupation:  personnel Director for City of Rapid City
• Hobbies, interests:  RV and PC'ing
• Participation in community affairs:  Kiwanis, church
• Pets:  Our 3 cats have us.
• Other:  My wife says I should get a hobby.  I found 50+ - Now she says I should get a life!

• From:  Leonardtown, Maryland - my hometown - don't really have one, raised in boothwyn, PA - Wilmington, Delaware - I'm stationed about 60 miles from DC at Patuxent River
• Marital status:  Married 17 years - wife Marty.
• Children/grandchildren:  4 boys - 2 grandchildren
• Occupation:  MSGT United States Marine Corps
• Hobbies, interests:  Computers, fishing, camping, collecting sport cards
• Participation in community affairs:  Christmas in April
• Pets:  1 dog "Nikie" (Las-a-osa-po); 3 lizards; 2 snakes; 2 birds

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Ronan, Montana in the beautiful Mission Valley, 10 miles south of Flathead Lake and 60 miles south of Glacier Park
• Marital status:  Single
• Number of children, grandchildren: 3
• Occupation:  Social Worker
• Hobbies:  reading Hot tubs
• Community affairs:  Montana Council for Families and Flathead Reservation human Rights
• Pets:  Dog "Cujo"; cats "Sid" and "Silver"

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Singapore, my hometown; a beautiful green island.
• Marital status:  Married
• Occupation:  Researcher in the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
• Hobbies, interests:  Tennis and the internet.

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Mission Valley, Montana on Flathead Lake
• Marital Status:  Divorced
• Number of children:  2
• Occupation:  Early Childhood Education Specialist
• Hobbies:  X-C skiing, all kinds of hand crafts, ding Tai Chi, horseback riding
• Pets:  1 Sheltie; 1 Persion mix cat; 1 Iguana

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Payette, Idaho.  Payette is located in Southwestern Idaho next to the Oregon border.  It is a farming community, the primary crops are fruit orchards, onions and sugar beets.  We even have a few potato farmers to preserve the reputation.
• Marital status:  Married for 26 years.  Small town Idaho boy joins the Marines and meets his future wife in Washington, D.C.
• Number of children, grandchildren:  A daughter, age 24 and a son, age 21.  My daughter is working on her master's in education and my son is an undergraduate business major.
• Occupation:  I spent most of my life in the small community of Cambridge, Idaho looking at the business end of a herd of cows.  Due to arthritis I returned to school and now have a degree in Social Work.  I have been a case-manager in a teen pregnancy program fo rseven years.  i cover a three county area (130+ miles from one end to the other), so spend a lot of time on the road.
• Hobbies, interests:  Computers (of course), gardening, golf (a real hacker), fishing, and camping.
• Participation in community affairs:  Was volunteer fireman and Emergency Medical Technician for 12 years.  I am a member and officer of the Lions Club.  i belong to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans.  I am a board member of the Healthy Families Initiative fo rthe prevention of child abuse, and am heavily involved in organizing parenting classes.  Currently I co-chair the committee for the District Special Olympics to be held this spring in Payette.
• Pets:  I love animals but refuse to own a pet in town whre they are required to be chained or locked up.  I enjoy my own freedom too much.  My neighbors cats come visiting quite frequently though.
• Other:  I very much enjoy the 50+ chat group.  The only place I have found on the net that caters to people who are not out to impress, but to be friends.

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  I live in Ossineke, MI, about 12 miles south of Alpena.  We are on the shore of Lake Huron - a splendid location.  I also own property near Rogers City, MI, and spend as much time there as possible during th esummer.  It is a remote spot and a perfect refuge/retreat.  You are invited to stop and visit anytime you are in the area.
• Marital status:  I have been married 30 years to the same wonderful person.  Her name is Marlys, but I call her "Boom-Boom", her stage name.
• Number of children, grandchildren:  Two sons:  Christian, 28 and Andres, 24.  Chris lives in Scottsdale, AS.  Andy lives in Alpena.  No grandchildren.
• Occupation:  I am a Lutheran Pastor - have been for 34 years.  My parish is Hope Lutheran Church, Hubbard Lake, MI.
• Hobbies, interests:  Lots of interests.  No particular hobby.  I make my own firewood at our cabin up north - 16 cords each year.  Great passtime!  Love the computer and spend far too much time on it.  I read (humor almost exclusively) and listen to classical music (I think Enya is terific.  Get her new album, "The Memory of Trees")  I am addicted to acrostic puzzles and do at least one each day.  (Confession:  sometimes I skip my mornin devotions to do the puzzle!  Aaaaaargh!)  I do some writing, but don't have time to look for an editor/publisher.  Maybe when I retire.
• Participation in community affairs:  I am a member of the Alpena Sr. Citizens Council, a member of our Synod Council, and a member of our Regional Synod Council.  Too much sitting, so I take my acrostic puzzle book with me.  My Bishop just shakes his head.  I also do some freebie Alcohol/Drig Rehab counseling.  My favorite thing is to cuddle my Shih-Tzu.  She's a piece of work!
• Pets:  I just mentioned Lucy.  She's been with us for a month now.  We had to put down our 14 year old beagle two weeks ago.  A dreadfully sad occasion, but Lucy senses our sadness and tried to comfort.
• Other:  I suppose this is where I'm supposed to reveal how I found 50+.  I could say "God told me," but no one would believe me.  The truth is I was putzin' around the net one day and putzed right into the chat room.  Been there ever since.  Enjoy it very much.  An excellent way to wind down after a stressful day.

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Amarillo, Texas
• Marital status:  Married 2 years
• Number of children, grandchildren:  Son, step-daughter and one step-grandson
• Occupation:  College Admissions Office, perennial student (Major:  Mass Communications)
• Hobbies, interests:  Artist, writer, designer, quilting, geneaology, computers, good books, UFO studies (amature Roswell investigator), photography, poet, gardening, animals, computers, free-lance needlework designer, travel, calligrapher, sculpture, floral design, antiques, astronomy, avid Scrabble player, beadwork, wearable art, hates television in general (except for X-files), sewing, one of the world's best cooks, EXTENSIVE recipe and cookbook collection.  If I eveer win the Lottery, I will purchase a bed and breakfast inn.
• Participation in community affairs:  Politics, volunteer work, active in college affairs
• Pets:  2 cats "Nana" the computer cat and "Gladys" and two red-earred turtles in an aquarium ("Boris" and "Natasha")
• Other:  Hi to all!

• From:  Vermillion, South Dakota
• Marital status:  Married
• Occupation:  Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
• Hobbies:  Rock hounding, surfing the net, reading
• Pets: One dog "Bosco" and 300 Budgerigar's

• From:  Owensboro, KY
• Marital status:  Married - Wife "Joan"
• Children, grandchildren:  1 son Jeff and 2 granddaughters
• Occupation:  I am a retired Special Education teacher an dI am retired from the U.S. Navy.  While in the Navy I was an Air Traffic Controller.  I play the stock market and am involved in technical analysis.
• Hobbies:  When I'm not on the computer, I work out 6 days a week at a local gym.

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  South central Montana
• Marital status:  Married for 28 years to the same woman
• Number of children, grandchildren:  5 children; 2 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Pilot

• Locaton:  Bracknell, Bershire, England.  35 miles west of London
• Marital status:  Married, wife "Shirley"
• Number of children, grandchildren:  4 children; 1 granddaughter
• Occupation:  Computer consultant
• Hobbies:  Motoring, photography, fishing, kite flying, reading, listening to music
• Pets:  Pond full of fish; Cockatiel

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Canberra, Australia (capital of Oz for those who are weak on geography!)
• Marital status:  34 years married
• Number of children, grandchildren:  2 children, 0 grandchildren (did I forget to tell them something)
• Occupation:  Retired.  Previous work in the oil business, aerospace, and computing.  Currently voluntary work as presenter of Morning Show on Print Handicapped Radio station.
• Hobbies, interests:  Morning - radio.  Afternoon - horse racing.  Evening - single malt whisky.
• Pets:  "Sam", the cleverest and prettiest border collie in the southern hemisphere.

• Location:  Montgomery, Alabama
• My hometown:  Born:  Cannonsburg, PA; Raised:  Mobridge, SD
• Description of Area:  Montgomery has the Confederate White House
• Marital status:  Married - wife "Mary Lew"
• Number of children:  5 - 4 boys and 1 girl; 8 grandchildren - 5 boys and 3 girls
• Occupation:  Retired Air Force; now Civil Service in computers
• Hobbies:  Artist blacksmith
• Participation in community affairs:  Working with the Youth (Boys) in our church.
• Pets:  "Max" - dog - black Cockapoo
• Other:  Enjoy being on the 50 Plus chat line.

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Stockholm, Sweeden, or to be precise:  Jarfalla
• Marital status:  Married since 1971 (with the same woman...)
• Number of children, grandchildren:  2 sons, age 21 and 19; no grandchildren
• Occupation:   Technical editor at a weekly magazine called Se&Hor
• Hobbies, interests:  Computers and electronics.
• Participation in community affairs:  No, no time, no interest I'm afraid....
• Pets:  A laborador dog, very old now - 13 years - by the name of "Tanja"

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  I live in Danbury, Wisconsin
• Marital status:  Newly involved - will keep you posted.
• Number of children, grandchildren:  8 children and 10 grandchildren
• Occupation:  I work as an Environmental Technician (St. Crois Chippewa)
• Hobbies, interests:  If I have spare time I enjoy ceramics, painting, playing piano...lots more, too
• Participation in community affairs:  I am a member of the Girl Scouts, Lions Club, Board member for Fresh Tracks Discovery Center (ask me) and do lots of community organizing.
• Other:  Gee, this is great - see you all on the chat...!

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Coos Bay is situated in southwest section of Oregon.  The area has spectacular beauty with a rugged coast line that is second to none.
• Marital status:  Married to "Toshiko" since September, 1957
• Number of children, grandchildren:  One 28 year old daughter who lives and works in Orange County, Southern California.
• Occupation:  I retired from Transamerica Financial Services in May, 1991.  At the time I was Credit Manager with them.  Prior to that I retired from U.S. Army in September, 1972 after 21-1/2 years active service (first 3 years, 9 months and 21 days were in the US Navy - 1950-1954).
• Hobbies, interests:  Photography and gardening.  Computer is also turning into a major hobby.
• Participation in community affairs:  I am involved with Oregon Coast Photographers Association.  My wife and I both have been involved in Coos Bay sister City Association.  My wife does volunteer work at Coos County Museum and also at South West Orgon Community College.  I am somewhat involved with the 50+ Chat Line Friendship Group.
• Pets:  We have a Pug dog named "MugZ", three cats named "Ziggy", "TD" (short for Tassmanian Devel) and "Kuro" (Japanese for black).  We also feed about 12 chipmunks, various birds an dbetween 16 and 18 raccoons on a daily (or nightly in the case of the raccoons) basis.

• Born June 19, 1940, Dalas Texas.  Widowed in 1992 - late husband dited '92 aftr 23 years of marriage.
• Location, rural Terrell, edge of the piney woods
• Marital Status:  Married to Ed, electronics design engineer.  Aniversary date:  December 17, 1994
• Number of children:  Two sons, Bred and Charliei; grandchildren - two grandsons, Calum and Cameron
• Occupation:  Administrative Assistant
• Hobbies, interests: Crossword puzzles, geneology, fishing, crocheting, flea markets, 50's record collecting, and square dancing.
• participation in community affairs:  Volunteer in Drug Addiction and Grief Counseling
• Pets:  Pomeranian "Sassy" - Shaggy/sheep (mutsy) dog "Miracle" (rescured from road as a pup), "Pistol" aka "Thunder Paws" - street-wise 25 lb. domestic short hair m. feline, "Sugarfoot" - appaloosa marked doe bunny.
• Other:  I see myself as a care giver.  In general, it is my greatest pleasure to be there for others to take the edge off if possible and help them to help themselves cope with life.

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Lompoc, CA - central coast near Santa Barbara
• Marital status:  Married
• Number of children, grandchildren:  3 children; 2 step-children, 4 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Writer.  Former administrative assistant - own seasonal craft business
• Hobbies, interests:  Art, crafts, computers, people
• Participation in community affairs:  Founder Lompoc Valley Writers Group
• Pets:  One cat, "Kismet"

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Lompac, CA
• Marital status:  Married, 3 years
• Number of children, grandchildren:  2 children, 3 step children - 4 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Teacher, math and philosophy
• Hobbies, iinterests:  Astronomy, wood working
• Participation in community affairs:  HS Math Dept. Chair, among other things.
• Pets:  Cat named "Kismet"
• Other:  3rd marriage is the charm

• My hometown:  Placerville - a small mountain community covered with firs, pines and oaks about halfway between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe
• Marital status:  Married 28 years this coming April (and to the same man *grin)
• Number of children, grandchildren:  A 22-year old single daughter living in southern California (no grandkids that I know of)
• Occupation:  Own and run a small laundromat
• Hobbies, interests:  The coomputer, photography, reading, crafts and sewing, watching wildlife on our property and the occasional trip to Reno and Tahoe
• Participation in community affairs:   Currently spearheading a neighborhood group trying to stop a developer from putting in 53 lots directly behind our property
• Pets:  7, yes 7, cats:  Chablis, Rascal, Snoopy, Patches, Domino, Aspen and Boots
• Other:  A Trekkie from day one in 1966.  Live long and prosper, all!

• Marital status:  Married 41+ years; Wife, patricia has numerous physical handicaps
• Number of children, grandchildren:  Two sons, two daughters, one granddaughter
• Occupation:  Police officer 30+ years; retired as Lieutenant of Detectives.  Had Private Detective Agency for a while.
• Hobbies, interests:  Stull motor-homing, canoeing, nature photography, writing, aquariums, miniature diorama _AT_ fine-scale model making, flower gardening.
• Participation in community affairs:  Was Boy Scout leader for over 30 years
• Pets:  Currently three cats, oldest 19 years, biggest 28 lbs.  Latest walked in from sub-zero weathr 1 year ago.  Have had dogs (Sheltie)
• Other:  4 years regular USN (Destroyers); 6 years USCGR; 4 yrs. USAR (armored cav.)  Was Forester for 4 years.  Have taught wilderness survival, numerous law enforcement subjects, riot control,, tactics, procedures and logistics.

• My hometown:  Longview, Washington....port city on the Columbia River....Lots of trees, flowers, fishing, hunting, boating.
• Marital status:  Married to the same man for 37 years and still happy.
• Number of children, grandchildren:  2 adult sons; 1 adult daughter and 8 grandkids
• Occupation:  Retired district sales manager for Avon
• Hobbies, interests:  Sewing and now the WWW
• Participation in community affairs:  Just retired and was too busy to be.
• Pets:  Have 2 black and tan doxies - "Mimi" and "Emileah", very spoined to say the least.

• My hometown:  Location, North Bend, Oregon - We are on the southwestern coast of Oregon.  Right next to the city of Coos Bay.  For many years the Port of Coos Bay exported the greatest amount of wood products in the world.  In the past fifteen to twenty years, the lumber industry has declined and the area has been moving toward other industries and tourism.  It is a beautiful place to live, with the ocean, forests and sand dunes.
• Marital status:  Married 22 years, wife "Joyce"
• Number of children:  5 - 3 boys 30, 21, 19 and 2 girls 32, 17 - grandchildren:  3
• Occupation:  High school teacher; metals technology and integrated technologies for the future
• Hobbies, interests:  Fishing, gardening, internet, jeep rides in the sand dunes
• Participation in community affairs:  Rotary Club Foreign exchange program
• Pets: 2 black labs
• Other:  Really like to chat with people with good ideas and positive attitudes, many are in the 50+ chat.

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Covina, Calif. just 30 miles east of Los Angles, in usually sunny southern California.
• Marital status:  Divorced many years.
• Number of children, grandchildren:  Varies, 2 of my own, 2 guardianship, 2 foster.
• Occupation:  Student, ready to graduate, computer repair.  Silk screener; secretary/receptionist/bookkeeper
• Hobbies, interests:  Children, computers
• Participation in community affairs:  Regular church goer, former crisis counselor, fosterparent.
• Pets:  2 outdoor cats.

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Dallas, TX
• Marital status:  Widow
• Number of children, grandchildren:  3 daughters; 5 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Desktop publishing
• Hobbies, interests:  Like to antique/junk - crafts
• Participation in community affairs:  Do newsletter for neighborhood association.
• Pets:  Yorkie, named "Fergie"

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Cerrotis, California - until July then Williford, Arkansas
• Marital status:  Married 29 years - husband name is Dennis
• Number of children, grandchildren:  One son, Eric - 24, graduated University Central Oklahoma, Criminal Justice - needs work!
• Occupation:  Teacher computer instructor, presently assigned to do somputer assisted instruction programming using interactive video, sound and speech playback.
• Hobbies, interests:  Wood craft country woodworking, oil painting
• Participation in community affairs:  None at present.
• Pets:  One turtle "Speedy"
• Other:  Enjoy the company of the group.  When not busy at work was getting bored just sitting and reading.  It has been fun talking with the group.

• Location, my hometown, description of area:  Alpena, Michigan
• Marital status:  Married 40 years, wife name "Byrdie"
• Number of children, grandchildren:  4 sons - 5 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Retired traffic supervisor - owned small inter-state trucking company.
• Hobbies, interests:  Fishing (all types); trailer camping
• Pets:  German Schnauzer named "Pepper"

Don
Name:  Don Mather
Email:  dmathre_AT_connect.reach.net
Date:  Tuesday - 30/Jan/96 - 7:23:27
Referred from:  Just surfed in!

• From:  Brighton, Ontario - on shore of Lake near Presquile Park
• Married:  Wife "Evelyn"
• Children/grandchildren:  Son and daughter - 1 granddaughter
• Occupation:  Secretary-Treasurer Mining Company - Retired
• Hobbies:  Country wood crafts and travel
• Activites:  Local craft society only -- my wife -- was RV'er for many years and happy to guide visitors in problems.

• From:  Sherman, Texas near Oklahoma border
• Married:  31 years
• Children/grandchildren:  2 children; 4 grandchildren
• Occupation:  Plant laborer and Emergency Medical Technician
• Hobbies:  Woodcarving
• Activities:  Active in credit union
• Pets:  2 miniture Schnauzers
• Other:  Totally amazed as to what the Net has to offer.