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Disclaimer: Charter member of "Dysfunctional Family are US". During this era of my life I am a professional volunteer. I find, identify and protect manatees in the Suwannee for Federal and State agencies. Not only is the work I do beneficial for the manatees it is also excellent therapy for a stress disorder. The last manatee that I helped rescue was 6 months ago. The last tree I hugged was due to a combination my over indulgence in adult beverages and the last woman who broke my heart. If you want to see more about me and why I have done this volunteer work for 9 years...pictures are worth a thousand words...All 4 of these are Online: National Geographic News Video: "Manatee Warrior" Crusades for Sea Creatures -- the Orlando Sentinel “A Champion for the Suwannee” -- Sirenia International -- Florida DEP Dispatch 6:Suwannee River Estuary I am self-taught, self-made and enjoy working with my hands and mind. Among other things, I have built motorcycles, a log cabin and a successful dot.com business. Before I “crashed and burned” in 1997, I had earned and urinated away 3 large piles of money. Currently I am rebuilding a boat, an old Jeep Cherokee and my life. For where I have been and what I have done I am in reasonably good shape. Although I have broken every major bone in my body, I have only had 10% of my body parts replaced. I have had several unwanted body piercings by foreign objects but I have no tattoos and only a few inches of scars. The life I live has caused a hard she