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About Mikey
Okay, for some strange reason, you'd like to know more about me. I'm quite flattered, actually, and happy to oblidge...
Where would you like to start?
Who I Am
My name is Michael Vaughan, and I currently live in Indianapolis, Indiana. I work for the 10th largest airline in the country, America's Favorite Vacation Airline, American Trans Air (ATA). I am an aviation enthusiasts, and am co-owner of 5 airplanes in the #1 Aviation Flying Club in Indianapolis, Sky-Vu Flyers. I live on an airport, and like to play with computers and provide DJ Service for family and friends just for the fun of it. I really enjoy long quiet walks in the park and flying at night on a clear, calm, evening when the moon is full. I am a sucker for ice cream, and a total nut for cheesecake.
Boring Historical Stuff
I was born sometime around 6:10am on a Saturday, March 22, 1951 in Vallejo General Hospital in Vallejo, California. After a few days' recovery, (on my mother's part... it was a difficult birth, for both of us), I finally went home on Indiana Street with a Knot on my head. I always wondered why my early baby pictures showed me with a cap on all the time? I often wondered where my nickname, "Knot-Head" came from? I was one of those difficult babies, and didn't want to come out into the world. I guess the doctor was so impatient, he grabed a pair of forceps and pulled me out. He was so mad, he smacked me on the butt! Boy, did I cry. Thank God Medical Science has improved since then, my neck is still hurting over that deal. Anyways, my knot dissappeared and I didn't have to wear a ball cap any longer. After 1 year in Vallejo, we moved to Benton City, Washington. We lived in Washington for a couple of years, then ended up moving to Eureka, California when my Father got a job working for the State of California in Highway Construction/Engineering (Caltrans). I stayed in Eureka for 18 years until I joined the Air Force.
Education
Eureka was a very small town of about 30,000 people. I attended Worthington Elementary School for 1st grade, Sacred Heart School for grades 2 through 6th grades. YES, it was a Catholic school with Nuns and Uniforms. I attended Zane Jr High, and graduated from Eureka Senior High School. After graduation, I attended 2 years at College of the Redwoods where I studied Math, Physics, Meteorology, and Aviation.
While in the Air Force, I attended Aircraft Mechanic School, and then Flight Engineering Schools. While in Altus AFB, Oklahoma I finally finished my college degree in Aviation Science. Throughout the years, I also studied Computer Science and took several programming language courses. I have studied, Basic, Pascal, Acos, Machine Language, and several Web Develpment courses. It seems that I have spent my whole life in schools, not to mention the self-study courses I took on my own.
Professional Shtuff
Personal Tidbits and Vital Statistics
Personal Philosophies
It does, however, simplify life.
The remainder of my life's philosophies can be summed up in a few very simple rules:
- Life isn't fair. It should be, but it isn't. Always deal fairly with others, but receive fair treatment from
them as an honour, not an expectation.
- What you get out of getting even isn't worth the peace you lose in the process.
- Treat all others equally. Those who demand respect seldom deserve it, and those who are surprised at it are far more
worthy.
- Work done for no money does the heart more good than paid work does for the purse.
- Ignorance, like any other weakness, can be cured through hard work. Stupidity, like any terminal disease, is a shame.
That should about do it for now.
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