Tsai-ko Autobiography: A-House
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Tsai-ko
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Tsai-ko caricature: first row, 2nd from right
Other: Mrs. A-House bio
From the Warrior Beat blog August 19,
2007:
ST's Intro:
A-House is my neighbor, but
more importantly, he has become a great resident of this blog.
His dead-on observations make him the voice of reason and wisdom.
He also is a long-time Warrior fan, buying season tickets since LBJ's
Administration.
Please meet A-House:
After reading all the
impressive
“bios” posted, I’m convinced that my neighbor, ST, made me post on
Sunday since very few lurk on days without practice.
My daughter introduced me to this blog last September, and I’m glad she
did as the individuals I have met so far are genuinely gifted
individuals and great supporters of UH athletics, especially football!
I grew up in a small “pineapple” town on Kauai with 2 brothers and 3
sisters and many dogs, cats, chickens, pigs, cows, etc. Many happy
hours were spent swimming in neighboring reservoirs, fishing and
building canoes, etc. What stands apart from my other kid-time memories
are the two fishing trips with my Dad to the island of Niihau. My
father had befriended the Robinson family who granted us permission to
land and camp overnight. As we approached land, the sand looked so
clean, but they ”crunched” when I stepped on it; they were Niihau
shells by the hundreds of thousands.
After graduating from UH with a BBA in Personnel & Industrial
Relations, I enlisted in the Army with the purpose of securing the
highest security clearance obtainable. Advanced Individual Training was
spent at Fort Devens, MA, at the Army Security Agency School. Upon
graduating, I discovered that USSR had a standing offer of 10,000
rupees reward for my knowledge. I graduated from Officer Candidate
School at Fort Benning, GA, with a commission in Armor and completed
“jump school” immediately thereafter. I retired as a Colonel after 27
years and 9 months in the regular Army and Army Reserve. My most
memorable post was in Bangladesh in 1991 where I saw how residents in a
“third world” country existed.
I have been married for 37 years to a very special person and we are
blessed with a wonderful daughter and son. I'm still trying to improve
as a husband and father. Spent the past 39 years in the insurance
industry. Completed the Honolulu Marathon in 3 hours 52 minutes and 48
seconds at age 42 and finished the Windward Marathon two years later in
3 hours 30 minutes and 25 seconds.
We have been football season ticket holders since 1968 and attended
every game since then. At one time, we had season tickets for UH
football, baseball, men’s/women’s volleyball, and men’s basketball.
Family vacations have taken us to all the major Hawaiian Islands;
sports trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Canton), Baseball Hall of
Fame (Cooperstown), and the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa; Far
East; California; East Coast (including Canada) and Las Vegas.