David

Age: 71
Sex: Male
Country: United States
Occupation: Retired
Member since: Nov 2005
Forum posts: 2
Login status: Offline

About me

Retired, but reinventing myself as a writer. During my career, I was an engineer & senior executive in the electronics industry, and a volunteer National Ski Patrol system member for 14 years. I like to travel, usually with my wife, to explore and experience new cultures. I still get out in the wilderness on occasion, trade stocks in my retirement account, and love fly fishing, golfing with my friends, and quiet moments with my better half or someone else I care about. To read my Opera blog posts or send me messages on Opera, you must be 'Friended' by me. To do this, Log on to Opera (no nosy personal info required) and then send me a friend request; I'm easy!

My work

My novel, 'Secret of the Immortals' and Novella, 'Smog and the Salv' are available for download in all eBook formats. If you buy either one or both, I'd appreciate an honest review on the book's page. Readers or Reviewers can contact me at ravothewriter@gmail.com.
You can download my e-books and stories from all Amazon web sites worldwide, and through Smashwords. Here are the primary web addresses:
Secret of the Immortals (Amazon USA) Amazon U.K. Amazon Germany Amazon France Amazon Spain Amazon Italy Smashwords My book's ISBN: 978-1-4581-7359-1
Smog and the Salv (Amazon USA) U.K. France Germany Italy Spain Smashwords ISBN: 978-1-4657-8442-1
You can also buy them through Barnes & Noble, Fictionwise, Apple ibookstores, Sony ebookstore, Kobo, Diesel, Scrollmotion, and other eBook providers.
The Press Release can be found here: Press Release

Fast facts

At the movies I like to see:A believable script & characters, with excellent directing
Last movie seen:Goya's Ghosts
Music I listen to:Blues, Classics, New Age, Jazz & Afrocuban
Best album right now:Headhunters (Herbie Hancock)
Favorite author:Myself; followed by Ernest Hemingway, Robert Ruark, Ray Bradbury
Last book read:Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn
Best game right now:Mixed martial arts with caged women.
Favorite sports team:US Olympic Ski Team, followed by the Haitian Luge guys.
I'm passionate about:Fine art, music, writing, and untouched wilderness
I wish I could:Have Swartzenegger's body & George Clooney's head
Favorite travel destination:Moorea (Island by Tahiti), Munich, Germany
On my vacation I..:Golf, hike, swim, read, drink, take bad photos with an expensive camera
If I won 1 million dollars, I would:Avoid the IRS Tax collectors
If I were a super hero I would:Smite Grand Canyon tourists that toss empty plastic bottles
Fashion I rather not see again:Bellbottom pants & snakeskin boots
My worst purchase ever:A Salt Flats race car
I want my coffee..:From Costa Rica, and black!
Food I like:Good Kansas City Barbeque, Northern Italian, Mexican
I don't like:Self-absorbed people & greedy financial advisors
Software I use:DD Tournement Poker,TD Ameritrade Command Center 2.0
Hardware I use:Sony Vaio E series laptop w/T-Mobile wireless & Windows 7, A very fast & troublesome Quad Core desktop running XP
I discovered My Opera from:An inscription on an ancient server building; semi- buried in the desert