I AM REORGANIZING THE ENTIRE WEB SITE. THERE WILL BE MANY LOST LINKS AND PAGE ERRORS UNTIL THIS IS COMPLETED. SORRY. ABOUT 2 MORE MONTHS.

Who I am

I am a retired telecommunications software engineer living in a motor home in El Golfo de Santa Clara, Sonora, Mexico. I stay where it is dry and warm. The lights of my life are my dear daughter, Megan, my dog, "Bingo", and my El Golfo friends. Mostly I like meeting people who enjoy the same life style. I no longer do much walking as I have worn out my knees and some days they are so painful that I have difficulty standing. The daily exercise with Dido (then) and Bingo (now) has strengthened my heart and so has reduced my medication substantially.

Professionally, until retirement, I designed and implemented embedded telecommunication systems. Currently, I enjoy using Delphi and writing graphical Windows applications on my personal computer. My professional life was primarily in Silicon Valley and Phoenix. But then I also worked in Boca Raton, Dallas, Detroit, South Bend, Madison (WI), and Bloomington (IL).

Web Page?

I maintain this home page for my personal ego and to let my family and friends know what I am doing and thinking.

I am slowly writing a biography (this web page) for my daughters since I lost most of their pictures in the RV theft (Disaster). I am an aspiring writer and not related to the other Chuck Kelly's who are already published or are more visible at some university. For the privacy concerns of others, I have needed to move some of the biographical information to protected directories. I apologize if this has inconvenienced you.

The RV Life Style

The RV Living section is created for newcomers to the RV lifestyle. I tried to make this comprehensive so please email me with your additions or corrections. Since there are few newcomers, maybe the people with scaled down campers can get some joy out of it.

Tens of thousands enjoy this life style but we are almost invisible. You see our dinosaurs prowling the highways and occasionally working their way through a city. Considering the GWB economic collapse, you will not see many more of our dinosaurs roaming the streets: the companies that made them are all bankrupt. You cannot sell RVs: I owe more than it is worth.

Where have I been? Before becoming mobile I lived in 20 different places and can relate to almost anywhere in the USA. After becoming mobile, the visited places include everywhere except the northeast.

In reality, I spend too much time at the keyboard or talking with my friends.

El Golfo de Santa Clara (31°41'N 114°29'W)

El Golfo is/was a small fishing village located on the beach of the Sea of Cortez about 100 miles south of Yuma, Arizona. The fish and shrimp have moved out so the fishermen have either left, hope the fish and shrimp will return (not a chance!), or have converted to the tourism industry.
The state has purchased the licenses and boats from many for a high price encouraging them to build a tourist enterprise. Many have just taken vacations and bought new toys.

There are a rapidly growing number of motels and restaurants. Concrete ready-mix and concrete blocks are replacing paper and wooden shanties so fast that I think the entire town will sink into the sand from the sheer weight.
There are small RV parks in the middle of town and some tent camping sites further south. The El Golfo CRA Park is at the very south end of town on the main street (you must be a CRA member). All in all, the town is changing so rapidly that anything I say will be obsolete by the time you read this.

Earthquakes: Yes, We have felt the earthquakes.

Dido -- My Pet Border Collie -- Mix

Until you have met a real Border Collie, you have no idea. If you cannot handle a dog smarter than you are, buy a Golden Retriever, they make good pets. Dido was killed February 16 by a speeding pickup on the highway to San Luis.

Bingo -- My New Border Collie

I cannot replace Dido but I needed to replace the hole in my heart and to do something to stop the crying. I located a new Border Collie. A couple days driving in Arizona and California and I found the right new dog: Bingo. Bingo is a Border Collie mix, an Alpha dog, and was badly abused by his previous owner (not the foster home -- they give great care and love to their animals).

Buying American? Never a Ford Ranger

In Case You Want to Know

I live full-time in the RV. From 1994 to 2000 I lived in an apartment in San Jose while working at Siemens (ROLM). I have been divorced since early 1982. My 2 daughters grew up with me until they left for college, then I grew up by myself.

An interesting Perspective from my friend, Tino.

Health Rule #1:

If you have diabetes, walk two miles before breakfast every day. If you want diabetes, do not walk two miles before breakfast every day.

Social Security: "Your Retirement Plan"

For each 1,000 retired persons living outside the USA on a monthly $1,000 check, $12,000,000 is added to some other country economy. There are obvious solutions. Build a Berlin wall, real or virtual, banning the export of retired people and their Social Security. Or make it possible to live within the USA on the Social Security check. To do this, the Social Security Administration would need to correct their cost of living algorithm to reflect actual increases -- not the current fraudulent algorithm, Then the country would need to provide adequate health care at reasonable prices. Since the government refuses to do anything about cheating the retirees of their paid for benefits, the country will continue to watch an increasing number of retirees taking their pittance elsewhere. Places where $1,000 dollars each month can provide a life style promised when they first started donating their money to Social Security. A time when Social Security advertised itself as "Your Retirement Plan".