Penny was born and raised in England and immigrated all by her lonesome at the tender age of 18 to New York and I was born and raised in Nebraska and we met while living in Brooklyn, New York and were married in England in 1971. At the time she was into computer programming and I was a private secretary to the chairman of the board of a major railroad.

Eventually I got into railroad freight sales and the company transferred us numerous times. In 1992 after 28 years of railroading, Penny and I started our home based business as Manufacturers' Representatives selling load cells, strain gauges, non-contact ultrasonics, close tolerance machined parts, springs, wire forms, metal stampings, and freight, for various companies.

We have three daughters, a 3-year old granddaughter and a 5 mo. old grandson who fortunately live nearby. Our youngest is a special needs child who lives with us and requires specific caregiving therefore it is a challenge for us to get away but when we do, it's "Katy bar the door" because we're ready to rock'n roll.

Neighbors got us into cruising on Royal Caribbean -- Bermuda & Panama Canal; Princess to Alaska; Celebrity to Carnival Rio and the Caribbean and thence PG on 3-15-03. Next planned trip is the June 26 sailing of the Voyager -- Capt. Dag's way of Norway. We are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to jump on board.

As a side light, one of the more memorable times of my life was being single and working for the Government in Washington, DC in 1963....the March on Washington, the first sub-orbital space flight and parade of astronauts and finally President Kennedy's assassination. At the time I was in a very active Marine Corps Reserve Infantry outfit and we were activated to march in the President's funeral procession. To this day, I can still hear the grinding of the caisson wheels, the dirge of the funeral drum and the muffled cries of those lining the streets.

Penny and I have cruised with Andrea & Doug, Todd & Jaime, Pat & Al and we had a super time and still stay in touch. We're certainly looking forward to not only renewing acquaintances but making new ones as well. We hope it is you.

Cheers! Ray