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I\u2019m of Generation Jones, which is a sub-generation of the Baby Boomers. I was too young for Woodstock and the summer of love. Instead, I got disco and the fuel shortages of the 70\u2019s. I did get a pass on the whole Vietnam War and the draft. I was just shy of 16 years old when north Vietnamese forces captured Saigon forcing the surrender of South Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I grew up in the town of the original McDonalds. I left high school at the age of 16 by passing the California High School Proficiency Exam. I worked retail (Kinney shoes) for a couple of years and eventually attended Community College. It was there that I was introduced to computers and programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I dropped out of college to begin work in the computer field. I got into the industry at a time where if you could spell computer, you were hired. I\u2019ve had a decent career starting out at smaller companies and moving on to working for top tier consulting companies such as Cap Gemini, Deloitte, Accenture and IBM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve been married twice. Divorced once, widowed once. I am a father to two sons from my first marriage and two step-daughters from my second. I haven\u2019t given up on marriage. I\u2019m going to try marriage a third time to a wonderful woman that has also lost a spouse. No date has yet been set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I retired in early October of 2025. It\u2019s been now a year and I\u2019m still figuring out what to do with the time I have left. This past year has been projects around the house, a couple of trips to Puerto Penasco MX, one cross-country trip to New Jersey and a few in-state day-trips. I hope to use the airlines miles that I\u2019ve been hoarding to travel internationally this upcoming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I will use this site to blog about my life, recount experiences I have had and maybe pass along a few nuggets of wisdom that I have gained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please check out the coming soon donaldwheeler.com site for my work skill set and experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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