Rolling Okie

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About Me: My grandparents were born in the Indian Territory / Oklahoma. My parents were born in Oklahoma, as was I, my wife, my children and my grandchildren. I was an irresponsbile teenager (it was the 60's, what can I say?) but managed to mature a little. I attend the University of Oklahoma and got a BA in History and went to work for a Fortune 500 company where I was unhappy. Eventually, I went back to OU for my MBA and PhD in MIS (ABD). I became a contract programmer because I programmed much better than I published. I also became a VAR for a firm selling accounting software written in a computer language called dBase that was designed for the Intel 8088 processor. I stayed firmly seated at the grindstone and in the first years of the new millenium I decided I needed a change. I figured that if I was ever going to to do all those things I said that I wanted to do, I'd better get going. In 2005 I sold my house and business and went to truck driving school. I now drive a Big Rig - mine - and I try not to work more than 6 months a year. I make an effort to spend at least 3 months a year outside of the U.S. I'm married. My wife and I have 6 kids and 9 grandchildren. Maybe that's why I like to travel so much.

Postscript: In December, 2010 I hung up my Driver's cap for good. The road had taken its' toll. I was no longer willing to drive 180 days a year, regardless of the money and the ability to work when I wanted. I had seen America. I was tired of being gone from home for 9 months a year. I needed a rest. In 2011 I sold my truck and trailer and was unemployed for the year. However, I wasn't inactive. I traveled overseas to Asia and South America for several months. In the fall I enrolled in an online course to to become certified in Oracle, the world's preeminent database. I want to go back to work sometime in the near future as a software developer or administrator. Even though I programmed for 20+ years, my skills are dated. Fortunately, I have a little flexibility as to my future.

RollingOkie OKC, Jan 1, 2012

"114 Countries"
I've Visited

Aland Islands
Albania
Andorra
Antigua
Argentina
Aruba
Austria
Bahamas
Bali
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Borneo
Bosnia
Botswana
Bulgaria
Canada
Cambodia
Cayman Islands
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Crete
Croatia
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guernsey
Herzegovina
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Ireland (Eire)
Ireland (Ulster)
Isle of Man
Italy
Java
Japan
Jordan
Jersey
Kenya
Kosovo
Laos
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Malawi
Malaysia
Martinique
Mexico
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Norway

Panama
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Rhodes
Saba
San Marino
Sarawak
Scotland
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Srpska
Sumatra
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Tortola
Turkey (Asia)
Turkey (Eur)
Turks & Caicos Islands
United States
Vatican City
Vietnam
UAE (Emirates)
U.S.A.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Wales Zambia
Zimbabwe

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City / Country	Mon	Max	Min	Avg	Prec	Wet Day	Sun Hrs	Hum	Wind	Frost Days
Shkoder, Albania	Nov	59	46	53	10.90	18	3.20	71	2	0
Shkoder, Albania	Dec	52	39	46	12.10	16	2.90	69	2	0
Darwin, Australia	Feb	90	77	83	12.40	16	6.20	72	3	0
Coen, Australia	Feb	88	72	80	10.70	15	5.70	84	0	0
Darwin, Australia	Mar	91	77	84	11.20	16	6.90	68	3	0
Normanton, Australia	Jan	95	77	86	11.60	14	6.40	55	2	0
Coen, Australia	Mar	86	72	79	10.70	15	5.80	86	0	0
Darwin, Australia	Jan	90	77	83	16.20	18	5.80	71	3	0
Dhaka, Bangladesh	Jun	90	79	84	12.40	21	0.00	79	2	0
Chittagong, Bangladesh	May	90	75	82	10.40	13	0.00	77	2	0
Dhaka, Bangladesh	Jul	88	79	84	13.00	26	0.00	79	2	0
Chittagong, Bangladesh	Sep	88	77	82	12.60	21	0.00	84	2	0
Dhaka, Bangladesh	Aug	88	79	84	13.30	25	0.00	78	2	0
Belize, Belize	Oct	86	72	79	12.00	16	0.00	88	0	0
Uaupes, Brazil	Mar	86	70	79	11.20	18	5.10	0	1	0
Uaupes, Brazil	Dec	86	70	79	10.60	19	5.30	0	1	0
Manaus, Brazil	Mar	86	73	80	10.60	21	4.00	72	2	0
Belem, Brazil	Mar	86	73	80	17.20	28	3.30	88	2	0
Salvador, Brazil	May	82	70	76	11.50	24	6.70	82	2	0
Santarem, Brazil	Apr	84	72	77	13.20	26	3.70	0	1	0
Recife, Brazil	May	82	73	78	13.20	21	6.90	82	3	0
Uaupes, Brazil	Jan	86	70	79	11.20	21	5.20	0	1	0
Uaupes, Brazil	Apr	86	70	77	10.40	19	4.80	0	1	0
Brasilia, Brazil	Nov	82	64	73	10.40	0	0.00	72	2	0
Manaus, Brazil	Apr	86	73	80	10.50	20	4.20	73	1	0
Belem, Brazil	Jan	88	73	81	12.50	27	5.10	85	2	0
Sao Paulo, Brazil	Feb	79	64	72	11.40	0	5.00	82	3	0
Belem, Brazil	Apr	86	73	80	15.00	27	4.40	91	2	0
Santarem, Brazil	Feb	84	72	77	10.60	23	3.40	0	1	0
Santarem, Brazil	May	84	72	77	11.30	26	4.40	0	1	0
Recife, Brazil	Jun	81	72	76	12.50	21	4.70	80	3	0
Uaupes, Brazil	Feb	86	70	79	10.30	17	5.50	0	1	0
Uaupes, Brazil	May	84	70	77	13.00	23	4.60	0	1	0
Manaus, Brazil	Jan	86	73	80	10.50	20	4.10	70	1	0
Belem, Brazil	Feb	86	73	80	16.00	26	4.00	86	2	0
Salvador, Brazil	Apr	84	73	79	11.50	22	7.60	82	2	0
Belem, Brazil	May	88	73	81	10.40	24	6.30	83	2	0
Santarem, Brazil	Mar	84	72	77	13.00	25	3.10	0	1	0
Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Oct	86	75	81	10.10	17	6.50	83	0	0
Siem Reap, Cambodia	Oct	0	0	79	10.40	16	0.00	86	0	0
Douala, Cameroon	Jun	84	73	79	19.10	24	2.90	82	1	0
Yaounde, Cameroon	Oct	81	64	73	11.70	23	4.20	72	0	0
Douala, Cameroon	Oct	84	72	79	15.30	26	3.50	83	1	0
Douala, Cameroon	May	88	73	81	13.30	23	4.30	79	1	0
Prince Rupert, Canada	Oct	54	43	48	13.30	24	1.60	82	3	0
Prince Rupert, Canada	Nov	46	37	42	11.50	23	1.20	84	3	0
Prince Rupert, Canada	Dec	41	32	37	10.90	23	0.80	87	3	0
Moundou, Chad	Aug	86	70	78	11.40	19	5.20	69	1	0
Valdivia, Chile	Jul	52	41	46	14.70	23	2.10	90	2	3
Valdivia, Chile	May	55	45	50	14.80	22	2.20	93	2	1
Valdivia, Chile	Aug	54	41	47	11.90	22	2.90	88	3	3
Valdivia, Chile	Jun	52	43	47	16.30	24	1.60	91	3	2
Changsha, China	Jun	86	72	79	10.00	14	4.80	81	2	0
Costa Rica, Costa Rica	Oct	79	59	69	11.80	25	4.40	78	0	0
Costa Rica, Costa Rica	Sep	81	61	71	12.00	24	5.00	76	0	0
Guayaquil, Ecuador	Feb	86	72	79	10.30	20	3.60	81	2	0
San Salvador, El Salvador	Aug	84	63	73	11.70	20	8.30	0	2	0
San Salvador, El Salvador	Jun	82	64	73	12.70	20	5.80	0	2	0
San Salvador, El Salvador	Sep	82	63	73	12.80	20	6.00	0	2	0
San Salvador, El Salvador	Jul	84	63	73	12.00	20	7.70	0	2	0
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Aug	68	50	59	10.60	28	3.10	80	2	0
Ono-I-Lau, Fiji	Mar	84	75	80	10.50	17	0.00	83	4	0
Cayenne, French Guiana	Feb	84	73	79	16.70	20	4.00	78	3	0
Cayenne, French Guiana	Jun	88	73	81	18.00	26	5.70	79	2	0
Cayenne, French Guiana	Mar	84	73	79	17.00	21	4.40	80	3	0
Cayenne, French Guiana	Jul	88	73	81	10.80	21	6.70	75	2	0
Cayenne, French Guiana	Jan	84	73	79	17.00	23	4.60	80	3	0
Cayenne, French Guiana	Apr	86	75	81	18.90	19	4.30	81	3	0
Cayenne, French Guiana	Dec	86	73	80	12.50	21	6.20	79	3	0
Libreville, Gabon	Feb	88	73	81	11.50	15	6.00	85	1	0
Libreville, Gabon	Oct	84	73	79	14.10	22	3.40	87	1	0
Libreville, Gabon	Mar	88	73	81	10.40	17	5.50	85	1	0
Libreville, Gabon	Nov	86	73	80	16.40	21	4.40	88	1	0
Libreville, Gabon	Apr	88	73	81	15.60	19	5.70	86	1	0
Libreville, Gabon	Dec	86	75	81	10.20	16	5.50	86	1	0
Corfu, Greece	Dec	61	46	54	10.20	17	3.10	77	2	1
Guatemala City, Guatemala	Jun	81	61	71	10.80	23	0.00	70	0	0
Kankan, Guinea	Jul	84	70	77	11.70	21	5.30	77	0	0
Kankan, Guinea	Aug	82	70	76	15.20	23	4.70	78	0	0
Conakry, Guinea	Jun	84	73	79	18.40	24	3.40	78	2	0
Kankan, Guinea	Sep	86	70	78	13.10	24	6.10	75	0	0
Conakry, Guinea	Oct	86	72	79	13.60	21	5.40	75	1	0
Bissau, Guinea Bissau	Jul	86	73	80	19.40	24	5.10	77	0	0
Bissau, Guinea Bissau	Sep	86	73	80	16.40	24	5.10	76	0	0
Kowloon, Hong Kong	May	82	73	78	13.10	16	5.00	85	3	0
Kowloon, Hong Kong	Aug	86	79	82	16.30	17	6.50	85	3	0
Kowloon, Hong Kong	Jun	86	77	82	18.90	21	5.30	85	3	0
Kowloon, Hong Kong	Sep	86	77	82	14.30	15	6.60	81	3	0
Kowloon, Hong Kong	Jul	88	79	83	11.30	19	6.90	83	3	0
Allahabad, India	Aug	90	79	84	13.10	21	4.90	81	2	0
Kolkata, India	Jun	93	81	87	10.20	17	4.90	78	2	0
Kolkata, India	Sep	90	79	84	11.40	20	5.10	83	1	0
Chennai, India	Oct	90	75	82	10.50	14	6.50	79	2	0
Kolkata, India	Jul	90	79	84	11.90	23	4.20	83	2	0
Mumbai, India	Aug	86	77	82	17.30	27	2.60	85	3	0
Chennai, India	Nov	84	73	79	12.20	11	6.90	80	2	0
Allahabad, India	Jul	93	81	87	10.80	19	5.20	76	2	0
Kolkata, India	Aug	90	79	84	12.00	24	4.00	84	1	0
Mumbai, India	Sep	86	77	82	11.70	21	4.90	83	2	0
Medan, Indonesia	Oct	86	72	79	10.10	19	0.00	69	0	0
Jakarta, Indonesia	Jan	86	75	81	13.20	19	6.10	85	3	0
Niigata, Japan	Dec	46	34	41	10.40	24	1.90	74	4	0
Nagasaki, Japan	Sep	82	70	76	10.00	12	6.20	78	2	0
Naha, Japan	Jun	84	75	79	13.00	13	6.50	74	3	0
Nagasaki, Japan	Jun	77	66	72	11.60	13	5.70	82	2	0
Naha, Japan	Aug	88	77	81	11.70	15	8.00	74	4	0
Nagasaki, Japan	Jul	84	75	80	11.30	12	6.80	84	3	0
Mombasa, Kenya	May	84	73	79	12.60	17	6.60	84	3	0
Napari, Kiribati	Feb	88	75	82	10.50	15	0.00	0	4	0
Napari, Kiribati	May	88	77	82	12.10	19	0.00	0	3	0
Napari, Kiribati	Mar	88	77	82	10.70	18	0.00	0	4	0
Napari, Kiribati	Jun	88	77	82	10.00	16	0.00	0	3	0
Napari, Kiribati	Jan	88	75	82	10.80	13	0.00	0	4	0
Napari, Kiribati	Apr	88	77	82	14.10	20	0.00	0	4	0
Minicoy, Lakshadweep	Jun	86	77	82	11.50	21	0.00	80	3	0
Vientiane, Laos	Jul	88	77	82	10.20	17	5.10	85	1	0
Vientiane, Laos	Aug	88	77	82	13.90	19	4.80	87	1	0
Vientiane, Laos	Jun	88	77	82	10.20	19	4.00	84	1	0
Vientiane, Laos	Sep	88	75	82	15.70	15	5.80	86	1	0
Luang Prabang, Laos	Aug	90	73	82	11.80	19	4.00	87	2	0
Antananarivo, Madagascar	Jan	77	61	69	12.00	22	6.60	82	2	0
Antananarivo, Madagascar	Dec	77	61	69	11.50	20	6.70	81	2	0
Antsiranana, Madagascar	Jan	88	75	82	11.00	20	6.30	70	0	0
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Oct	90	73	82	10.80	21	5.30	65	0	0
Terengganu, Malaysia	Jan	82	72	77	11.50	19	5.80	76	0	0
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Nov	90	73	82	10.20	22	4.90	66	0	0
Terengganu, Malaysia	Oct	88	73	81	11.00	20	5.80	73	0	0
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Apr	91	73	82	11.00	21	6.30	63	0	0
Bamako, Mali	Aug	86	72	79	12.20	20	5.40	74	0	0
Guam, Mariana Islands	Aug	86	75	81	14.80	23	5.80	0	2	0
Guam, Mariana Islands	Sep	86	75	81	14.20	23	5.10	0	2	0
Guam, Mariana Islands	Jul	86	75	81	14.20	24	5.60	0	2	0
Guam, Mariana Islands	Oct	86	75	81	13.10	23	5.40	0	2	0
Acapulco, Mexico	Jun	90	77	83	10.90	12	6.60	77	2	0
Acapulco, Mexico	Jul	90	77	83	11.10	15	6.90	77	2	0
Guadalajara, Mexico	Jul	79	61	70	10.40	21	6.10	75	2	0
Comitan, Mexico	Sep	77	55	66	10.60	17	5.70	84	0	0
Acapulco, Mexico	Sep	90	77	83	15.10	17	5.50	81	3	0
Kano, Nigeria	Aug	84	70	77	12.20	21	6.00	68	0	0
Minna, Nigeria	Aug	82	72	77	10.60	21	3.60	73	0	0
Lagos, Nigeria	Jun	84	72	78	13.20	20	4.00	88	3	0
Minna, Nigeria	Sep	84	70	77	11.70	21	5.50	70	0	0
Manila, Philippines	Jun	90	77	83	11.30	16	5.40	76	3	0
Manila, Philippines	Sep	88	75	82	15.80	22	4.40	82	3	0
Manila, Philippines	Jul	88	77	82	13.90	22	4.30	79	3	0
Manila, Philippines	Aug	88	77	82	18.70	22	4.30	82	3	0
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands	Jul	72	64	68	10.70	13	0.00	81	0	0
Makoua, Republic Of The Congo-Brazzaville	Oct	86	68	77	10.00	17	5.20	70	0	0
Saint Denis, Reunion	Mar	84	73	79	11.40	18	6.70	75	0	0
Saint Denis, Reunion	Jan	86	73	80	10.40	19	7.70	72	0	0
Apia, Samoa	Feb	84	75	80	15.20	19	5.80	78	0	0
Apia, Samoa	Nov	86	73	80	10.50	16	6.90	75	0	0
Apia, Samoa	Mar	86	73	80	14.10	19	6.40	78	0	0
Apia, Samoa	Dec	86	73	80	14.60	19	6.10	77	0	0
Apia, Samoa	Jan	86	75	81	17.90	22	6.00	79	0	0
Apia, Samoa	Apr	86	75	81	10.00	14	7.20	76	0	0
Victoria, Seychelles	Jan	84	77	81	14.10	15	5.60	79	3	0
Victoria, Seychelles	Dec	84	75	81	13.10	15	6.10	77	3	0
Freetown, Sierra Leone	Oct	84	72	78	13.10	19	6.20	84	1	0
Singapore, Singapore	Jan	86	73	80	11.20	17	5.10	82	0	0
Singapore, Singapore	Dec	86	73	80	12.00	19	4.50	82	0	0
Seoul, South Korea	Jul	84	70	77	14.10	14	5.80	81	3	0
Colombo, Sri Lanka	Apr	88	75	82	10.20	18	0.00	81	2	0
Colombo, Sri Lanka	Nov	86	73	80	12.80	19	0.00	82	2	0
Colombo, Sri Lanka	May	88	77	82	13.90	23	0.00	82	2	0
Colombo, Sri Lanka	Oct	84	75	80	13.90	21	0.00	83	2	0
Santis, Switzerland	Aug	46	37	43	10.90	18	5.30	80	4	0
Santis, Switzerland	Jul	46	37	43	11.90	18	5.50	81	4	0
Papeete, Tahiti	Jan	90	72	79	16.70	15	0.00	77	0	0
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania	Apr	88	73	81	10.40	18	5.30	82	2	0
Zanzibar, Tanzania	Apr	86	73	80	15.30	0	5.70	73	0	0
Songea, Tanzania	Jan	81	64	73	10.50	0	0.00	64	0	0
Phuket, Thailand	Sep	86	75	82	12.90	19	0.00	77	0	0
Bangkok, Thailand	Sep	88	75	82	12.00	15	0.00	85	0	0
Phuket, Thailand	May	88	77	82	11.70	19	0.00	74	0	0
Phuket, Thailand	Oct	88	75	82	12.40	19	0.00	77	0	0
Bangkok, Thailand	Oct	88	75	82	10.00	14	0.00	85	0	0
Phuket, Thailand	Jun	88	77	82	10.40	19	0.00	73	0	0
Lome, Togo	Jun	86	72	79	10.70	16	4.80	78	0	0
Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago	Jun	86	73	80	10.60	22	6.30	85	0	0
Antalya, Turkey	Dec	63	46	55	11.20	13	5.10	70	3	0
Antalya, Turkey	Jan	59	43	51	10.00	13	4.80	69	3	1
Entebbe, Uganda	May	79	64	72	11.00	17	6.20	83	3	0
Entebbe, Uganda	Apr	79	64	72	10.90	18	6.00	83	3	0
North Bend, United States of America	Dec	54	41	47	10.50	20	0.00	0	0	0
North Bend, United States of America	Jan	52	39	46	10.40	21	0.00	0	0	0
Ayacucho, Venezuela	Jul	84	70	77	17.20	27	4.60	86	1	0
Ayacucho, Venezuela	May	88	72	81	13.30	22	4.90	83	1	0
Ayacucho, Venezuela	Aug	86	72	79	11.50	23	5.00	85	1	0
Ayacucho, Venezuela	Jun	84	72	77	17.20	27	4.30	86	1	0
Ho Chi Minh Saigon, Vietnam	Aug	90	75	82	10.90	22	4.90	84	3	0
Hanoi, Vietnam	Sep	88	75	82	10.00	14	4.30	73	0	0
Ho Chi Minh Saigon, Vietnam	Sep	88	75	82	11.50	23	5.00	85	2	0
Hanoi, Vietnam	Jul	91	79	84	12.70	15	4.80	72	0	0
Ho Chi Minh Saigon, Vietnam	Jun	90	75	82	11.20	22	5.30	83	2	0
Ho Chi Minh Saigon, Vietnam	Oct	88	75	82	10.20	21	5.40	85	2	0
Hanoi, Vietnam	Aug	90	79	84	13.50	16	4.20	75	0	0
Ndola, Zambia	Jan	79	63	71	11.40	20	4.40	80	1	0

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"114 Countries" I've Visited

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"114 Countries"
I've Visited