After high school I was drafted into the United States Army. I served as an infantry mortarman in Vietnam with the Big Red One (First Infantry Division) for a year and managed to get back home reasonably intact.

Upon my discharge I resumed my career as a professional jockey. For a number of reasons, I left the track several years later and began working toward a bachelors degree in public accounting at Pace University and later a Masters Degree at NYU.

I now live with my wife and daughter in Minneapolis where I am semi retired. My hobbies are woodworking (turned bowls), geocaching, and orienteering. I would mention golf but in reality, I hit a lot of divots.