Father. Uncle. Husband. Grandpa.
I am the father of two wonderful kids, Shelbie and Nathan, the "Uncle Bad" to now too numerous related and unrelated neices and nephews, "Papa Bad" to my grand-daughter Heighleigh Elizabeth Stephenson and the very lucky husband of Linda! I am also a technologist, car and ex-Airstream nut. Retired from 20 year career with IBM and now working once again as 9 months of retirement was enough! I currently am the Cloud Architect for Infor CBS.
Vehicles
1988 911 Targa G50Its trying to earn a name.... Purchased in Atlanta and drove home (view these in reverse), repainted and all new suspension, it it my second 911, first air cooled 911 I have owned. It has been in multiple rallyes and driven across country numerous times.
2016 BMW GS 700 My adventure bike. Hans Hans DrivingHans is a Mercedes SL55 AMG. Purchased from a gentleman in Phoenix, its the second SL I have owned.
Coach of IndecisionCoach of Indecision is a Class C Coachman RV. Linda and I have remodeled the entire inside to make it ours!
Airstream IndecisionWe purchased Indecision brand new in 2018 from Airstream of Scottsdale. They are the best Airstream dealer hands down. We had some really great trips in Indecision! We sold Indecision to let someone else have some fun! Steve and Shelly will enjoy Indecision for years to come and they still keep in touch, I mean, how cool is that?!?!
BahariBajari was my 1995 Range Rover Classic, so named due to the trips we took in it to Bahia de Las Angeles, Mexico. The kids and I called them our "Baja Safari's", thus "Bahari". This is also the vehicle that both of my kids learned to drive in and drove until they were out of high school.
Gordon More GordonGordon was a birthday gift from my parents! It was a 1997 Land Rover Defender 90. My Father and close friend Jim picked it out for me and surprised me with it. "Stunned" just does not cover the feeling. His name has dual meaning, firstly Gordon Bashford originated the original Rover in 1951, and secondly due to my fondness of Gordon Sumner's music and lyrics.
CabrioletUnfortunatly I did not have the Cab long enough for it to earn a name, but it was a fun car. Ask me about its C4/C2 story. Deaaler I purchased it from gave me my money back as it was NOT a C4 and had seen an accident!
RubiconReally enjoyed the Unlimited Rubicon as it as it reminded me of my first Jeep "Spot" which I had in high school. It was a six speed manual which was a blast!
JeepetteThis was Linda's daily driver, so named because it was a smaller version of the Rubicon!
Dogs
Parenting Stuff
Technological Parenting PresentationYoung drivers - watch these videos:
2018 Charlotte Heart Ball This is the story of the medical issue my Father experienced.
A Cure for Cancer! Watch how my good friend Jim Newmann cured his cancer!
How Big Pharma keeps you Sick Scary stuff, take control of your health! Go Tucker!!!
Catholicism This made me laugh...
John Wayne Coors Advertisements Some of my favorite commercials, thanks Mo!
White Rabbit Video Security measure on my computers, there is a blog entry. Here is the result after about a year of reboots...Watch Me You really should watch this, elections were stolen!
Shelbie 2024 Happy Birthday Shelbie! - 2024