Age: 64
Occupation: Industrial real estate investor.
Hobbies: Wine tasting, fishing, skiing, Aston Martin Owners Club activities.
Bee reader since: 1992.
How many letters: 13 since 1994.
Favorite topics: Politics, social issues.
Why do you write? To influence people's thinking.
Excerpt from recent letter: "I am neither Jewish nor religious and I don't know which group has a legitimate right to which lands in the Mideast, but I favor the Israelis in this conflict because the Palestinians have consistently demonstrated their irrationality and immorality, by killing unarmed Olympic athletes; by purposely blowing up city buses, restaurants and hotels; and by sending hundreds of randomly aimed rockets into Israel."
Reaction to letters: Some good, some bad.
Topic that doesn't get enough attention: The folly of our society's "something for nothing" mentality.
Education: Bachelor's degree in business from Long Beach State, with graduate studies at Whittier College Law School.
Family: Married 35 happy years to my beautiful, intelligent wife, Joy, who is degreed in law and has a personality that matches her name.
Political philosophy: Fiscal conservatism; separation of church and state; minimal socialism; maximum personal freedom; capitalism/free enterprise; rule of law; personal responsibility.
-- Compiled by Pam Rowse
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