I have been a Hack_of_all_trades. I'm still master of none. But so far, all the houses I built (including my own) have stood. I vehemently opposed the Vietnam War & contemplated Canada. I think registering for the draft in Cristobal actually kept me from being drafted. I went to Woodstock. I remember most of it, including the Jefferson Airplane on Sunday morning & Jimmy Hendrix on Monday, when you were able to get close enough to the stage, but he was so loud I had to fall back to the outside edge.

I continued in mostly self employment until the bust of the early 80's where I found myself going fast in a non_direction & looked to the military one more time. After picking up the jaws of all my friends, I went to active duty at 32 years of age. I got my long hair cut, did the Active part, & went to the Reserves. We never let go of our home in MA, so we always had a place to fall back on. That, & primarily, Kate, were the best decisions of my life. Leaving active duty, I started my own landscaping business & continued to stay in the Reserves. It was a very equitable relationship. I started to do quite well, but was still a one man dog & pony show when 9/11 happened. My unit, which is directly attached to the Defense Intelligence Agency in DC, got almost immediately activated since we did counter_terrorist support for the agency. Hence, I became an active duty soldier once more, & I lost my business. So 9/11 had an immediate effect on me. I met a lot more people in the ensuing weeks who were equally affected.

Strangely enough, I consider myself very blessed in where I am & what I'm doing. I'm not overseas, for one. I get to see my family once in awhile for next. I've also gotten a pretty good paycheck. Don't know what I'll do in November, when I get released, but that's been the story of my life, so I'm not too worried. I guess it's good to be 50 something & not too worried. I've never really felt bad. Don't wanna go there, don't wanna be that.

Scott was a member of the "21" Club, Caribe Club, French Club, Language Lab Club, and the Athletic Council. He was a cheerleader for the Powder Puff Football Game and an active member in ROTC. He participated in football, swimming and track, Scott was elected class vice president and Battalion Executive Officer in his Senior year. Scott's special interests are music and motorcycles. He would like to attend college to study intellectual development and mind expanding.