User:Charles A. Dovey

Charles A. Dovey; Education: Des Moines, Iowa U.S.A. DMACC Urban Campus G.E.D. Pre-College Classes Pre-Algebra, Pre-College Writing, Basic Computer class "Didn't teach me anything new because my father was a Systems Design Computer Consultant and passed on the basics to my brother and I. Originally from New York State, New Jersey and childhood mostly in Cherry Grove, Minnesota going to school in Spring Valley, Minn. which is 30 miles north. I grew up on a farm but the only animals we had were domestic rabbits, a cat and two dogs. Plenty of work was needed to be accomplished to clear the overgrown farmyard and surrounding woods to beautify the property and get a garden going. The garden was good on both the grocery budget and was a wonderful way to get the freshest food possible, as well as selling some extras that we wouldn't be able to consumed by the four of us. We learned to be busy and diligent at a young age and it also helped us from getting on each others nerves. It can get rather lonely in a rural setting, and there is a tendency to overthink everything because of the lack of outside contact. Eg; [Prairie Home Companion in Lake Wobagon, Minnesota] with Garrison Keillor. Those who lived in the days before the World Wide Web, should be the very best candidates to go to Mars first Because in a strange way, 'They have already been there,"especially Rural Minnesotans."