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| Name | Jim Travis  |
| Age | In my 60's, although I feel about 30. |
| Marital Status | Single, never married. |
| Pets | None. When I was growing up, we always had a dog. I love dogs; however, I do not have a dog now because I would have to leave the dog alone too much. |
| Where From? | My permanent residence is South Boston, Massachusetts (USA). I have lived in the same city block of South Boston for all my life. I did live temporarily in the Washington D.C. area (Alexandria VA, Falls Church VA, Potomac MD, Bethesda MD) for 2 ½ years over a 12 year period while working for the US Postal Service. |
| Education | BA and MEd (Instructional Design) |
| Computers | Apple Macintosh MacBook Pro (2.00 GHZ Core Duo) iMac G5 20" Flat Panel Windows PC HP m7183c Media Center PC (3 GHZ Dual Core) Sony Vaio FRV-28 laptop (2.8 GHZ) |
| Current PDA's |
Newton OS Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 (2) Apple Newton MessagePad 130 Apple Newton H1000 (original model) Palm OS Sony Clie TH55 - UK Version Palm T|X Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) HP iPAQ 4155 Toshiba e830 Dell Axim x51V Smartphone Sprint PPC-6700 (Windows Mobile) |
| Home Network | Apple AirPort Base Station NetGear 16 Port Switch Belkin Bluetooth Access Point Epson Print Server Linksys WET11 Wireless Ethernet Bridge Linksys Wireless-G Print Server Multiple NAS devices Verizon 3.0 MBS DSL (can't wait for FIOS to be available) |
| MP3/DVR Player |
Apple iPod Nano (8GB) Apple iPod Touch (16GB) Archos AV500 (Former best portable multimedia device I have) Archos 605WiFi (Newest best portable multimedia device I have) Microsoft Zune (30 GB brown) (I like the Zune a lot, see Zune page) |
| Employment History | Program Manger for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and various supervisory/managerial postitions for the US Postal Service. Currently retired. |
| Automobile | 2000 Lexus ES300 Platinum Series millennium silver with black interior - delivered May 31, 2000. Trade-in was a 1986 Nissan Maxima with 81,761 miles (131,582 kilometers) on it, very low mileage for a 14 year old car. The Maxima was delivered on January 16, 1986 and was dark blue, with a light blue interior. Before the Maxima, I owned a 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport 4-speed convertible. This car was delivered on June 9, 1965 and was the only car I had for over 20 years. The GS was flame red, with a black interior and white convertible top. I loved this car; it was nice looking, sporty with the four speed manual and very, very fast (325 horsepower). Only 598 GS convertibles with the 4-speed manual transmission were made during 1965. I had to special order the car and wait 7 weeks for delivery. I do keep my cars a long time. I am in my sixties, have owned a car since I was 18, and have only purchased 3 cars in my life. |
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| Favorite Color | Green |
Why is there a picture of Deer Island looking from Castle Island on this page? I worked as a Program Manager at the Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Boston, MA until I retired, and Castle Island is one of my favorite places in the summer.
Castle Island is at the tip of South Boston and is one of the nicest places in the City of Boston. During the summer, weather permitting, I would go to Castle Island almost every weekday after work. Castle Island is a great way to spend an afternoon after work. Castle Island is on Boston Harbor and Logan Airport is very close, just across the harbor. There are many activities to watch, either in the harbor or at Logan Airport. Usually, I meet some people I know and have a nice conversation while taking a leisurely walk around "The Island". My brother and I donated a tree and park bench to Castle Island in memory of our deceased parents, Robert (1985) and Mary (1995).
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