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Today's Featured Biography
Jim McCartney
Married Karen Kokkeler In 1978. I Was In The Grocery Business With Safeway For Many Years, Then Jumped Careers As An Operating Engineer, Did That For A Couple Of Years, We Then Left The L.A. Area In 1980 To Take Care Of My Father In Northern California, (Grass Valley), Who Was Diagnosed With Cancer. He Passed In April Of 1980. We Then Moved To Northern Nevada, (Battle Mountain), As I Then Got Involved In Exploratory Drilling For Exotic Minerals, (Molybdenum), We Stayed There A Little Over A Year, And Then As Gold And Other Metals Bottomed Out, We Moved Back To California To The Palm Springs Area. I Went Back To L.A. For Work In The Tree Trimming Business For A Couple Of Years, But The Commute Proved To Be Too Much. I Then Started A Carpet Cleaning Business For A Couple Of Years, Followed By Yet Another Career Jump As An Electrician. Karen And I Started A Family, (A Son, "Chip"!), And Soon After Our Second Child, ("Amber Rose"), We Bought A Ranch In Sky Valley, (Just Outside Of Palm Springs Area), Then Received Our Gift, Child #3, ("Ginger Rae"). Karen And I Divorced In 1991 And Then Remarried In 1995. I Became An Electrical Contractor In 1996, And We Were Divorced In 2000, (Sometimes The Fairy Tale Isn't "Happily Ever After!). From 2000-2006, I Was In A Relationship That Cost Me My Business And Family, (Warning, Don't Go Where God Doesn't Lead You!), And Ended Up In The Joshua Tree Area. In 2009 I Met My Current Bride, (Tami), And Have Been Working Hard At Our Marriage, (It Takes Work Kid's), And Our Careers. She Is A Registered Nurse At The Local Hospital, And I Am Still Doing Some Electrical, But, After Going Back And Receiving My G.E.D., (Better Late Than Never!), Have Slowly Phased Into Computer Repair/Building/Teaching, And Am Currently Studying To Become A Network Security Specialist And System Analyst, Working Towards Remote Access, And System Repair/Maintenance, On The Road In Our RV. My Wife Is A Former Millikan Cheerleader, (Yes, There Is A God That Answers Prayer, And The Former Stoner Redeemed By Jesus, Can Have The Cheerleader For Life!) My Life Is Forever Changed As Now I Am REALLY HIGH, Following The One Who Made Me With A Mission. I Have Taken On The Task Of Class Administrator To "Give Back", After Knowing How Much I Have "Been Given", And Have So Foolishly Taken. My Life Is Not My Own, It Belongs To The One Who Sent Me Here. I Am Not "Churchy" Or "Religious", I Am A Freak That Is Being Used By God, (Yes, He Has A Sense Of Humor, Read Your Bible, They Were ALL Freaks/Outcasts). My Three Children Are All Doing Very Well, Chip Has His Own Business In Desert Hot Springs, As Well As Administrative Pastor At His Local Church, As Is His Pastorette Bride Jessie. I Also Have A Grand Daughter, (Yaay!), Named Keeley Rose, 1.5 Years Old. Amber Rose My Second, Graduated Valedictorian From Stanford 4.0 GPA, Then Onto England At Leeds For Her Masters, And Now In Holland Teaching Dutch Businessman English, (She Speaks Over 10 Languages!). Ginger Rae Graduated From UCLA 4.0, Now Finishing Her Phd. In Education @ Temple University. I Am Blessed And Of Complete Service To You All, "The Class Of '76". Let Me Know If I Can Be Of Service To You All, (ANYTHING!). I Could Use Some Assistance On This Project From Anyone Who Is Willing Or Called Out. E-Me! Peace/Out, Jimi.
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