Retired from the US Army after 21 years; enjoy classical music, fine wine, hunting, fishing, camping and the company of my wife, grand kids and great grand kids. Been retired from the Army since November of '91, finally called it quits and really retired last year ('08/07)to be home with my wife while she recovered from cancer. Never felt better about being retired than I do now. Breads, soups, anything German (probably my best specialities), pasta dishes and just about anything for the BBQ grill. I really enjoy creating fine meals with wild game. Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners. Turkey or Ham, and my mother's special receipe dressing/stuffing. Candied yam, green bean cassarole, and fresh cressant rolls. The perfect quiche, made in a cast iron dutch oven, in a Boy Scout camp while teaching outdoor cooking to a bunch of picky ladies who swore I couldn't do it. You should have seen their faces when I lifted the lid off the dutchy! There wasn't a mouth in the bunch you couldn't have driven an 18 wheeler through. I was amazed myself, as I had never done it before, and it was really a gamble on my part - guess God was in my corner that time. Hard to find. My mother started me out the right way - easy to harder. I guess the closest to tragedy whoul be a batch of yeast rolls that were over done (kneeded too long) and came out really tough. Haven't made that mistake since, and it only happened the one time.