The College Years

The College Years, 1986-1990
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(L-R) Shawn (in front), Mark (up top), Tony "Too Sweet" Smith, Ron, Grunt (our mascot), James Redding, and me enjoying spring break in South Padre in March of 1987.

During spring break, some twin girls wanted to get their picture taken with another set of twins. I'm on the left, which means the other guy is Ron. Unfortunately, I can't remember the girls' names.

Also during spring break in 1987, I found true love with a lovely young lady from Kansas, Stacey. Our relationship was so true it lasted the ENTIRE week of spring break.

Me (on the left) and Ron in front of the University Police Department at Texas Tech. I'm sure we're just taking care of minor traffic violations or buying a parking permit.

My brother Ron refueling a T-38 and me launching one at Sheppard AFB in the summer of 1988. During college, our summer job involved launching, refueling, and performing minor maintenance (i.e. checking tire pressure, cleaning bugs off the windscreen) on T-38s.

Me, flying a T-37 flight simulator at Reese AFB in Lubbock. The images onscreen were controlled by the guys in the booth via computer software. Conditions, such as weather, could be varied depending on the needs of the student pilot.

Me (on the left) and Ron standing on the fountains behind the Texas Tech seal. Yes, the "relief" is pretend, and no, those aren't the only shorts I owned in college.

(L-R) Ron, Pete Wenzel, Chad Harper, and me getting our Bachelor of Science degrees in computer science from Texas Tech in May of 1990. I'm working those bangs!

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