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David Hillkirk:

As I mentioned before, I actually live about 35 miles south of San Francisco in a high technology area often called "Silicon Valley". The microprocessor was invented here and I do not know an area with a higher average level of education. I manage a team that designs integrated circuit computer chips.

Educationally, I have a MS in electrical engineering and a MS in computer science and so this area is just perfect for me. If you want a challenging career in the sciences, engineering, or medicine you are sure to find it here around Palo Alto California. I really enjoy my work and, in addition to being rewarded with a very good salary, I am able to travel and work with a few top universities as well. The management position I have presents a very enjoyable blend of working with high technology as well as working with bright people. Through it I have learned a great deal about myself. My colleagues and I are able to travel and build up a very enjoyable set of shared experiences.

Phil Seager:

I've been fortunate to always have excellent health, and I participate in a wide variety of sports to keep in shape and just feel good. Living in Northern California near San Francisco makes participating in sports and enjoying nature much easier than in Chicago, Illinois where I grew up. The weather here is as close to perfect as you can get. It never snows ... well, almost never, and the summers are very mild and dry. The Pacific Ocean comes into the San Francisco Bay and provides stable temperatures, as well as a somewhat cold body of water to sail on. You have to be pretty tough to swim anywhere but near the sandy beaches on a warm day since the water temperature just a few feet off shore stays between 50-60 degrees F. Although we are part of a very cosmopolitan city with great museums, symphonies, opera, theater, and restaurants, this bay area is also full of many natural wonders. We have many beaches, mountains to hike, and many isolated areas to bicycle and camp. Just to the north is the wine country of Napa and Sonoma where you can go for a weekend to sample wines, enjoy natural springs and even take a mud bath. To the south you will find several interesting beach towns like Carmel and Monterey where the "rich and famous" go to relax and play golf. To the east we have the Sierra Mountains about 150 miles away. The skiing is very good. Nice dry snow. Great entertainment cities like Lake Tahoe and Reno. There are also many interesting small towns that you can explore in the summer. Yosemite National Park, one of the most beautiful places that I have visited anywhere in the world, is close enough for a weekend of hiking.

Chuck Lock:

Let me tell you something about me. I have worked as a communications psychologist for years. I have a BS and a Master's Degree in Psychology. I work in an office in my home. I rent a 2-bedroom townhouse apartment that has a total of 6 rooms on two floors. Right now, I rent one of the bedrooms to a friend by the name of Bruce. He is 30 years old, in his last year of college, studying to be an accountant. We also have a house guest, a film producer from Australia. His name is Dudley. He sleeps on the sofa. The other member of our little family is a very cute little gray cat whose name is Hobie.

In my work as a communications psychologist, I do many different things. I produce, write and direct effective training and public relations films, and commercials for television. I also write books and training programs for publishers, and develop tests that help people (especially handicapped people who are blind, deaf, crippled and mentally retarded) choose jobs and careers in which they will be happy to work. For doing this work, I usually earn between $50,000 and $100,000 a year.

I am also an actor and a model, having recently had parts in over a dozen feature films, television series programs and commercials. 1 am studying the acting techniques of Michael Chekhov and am presently being considered for the lead role of a movie that would be the first episode .of a television series called "Finer Instincts", in which my character drives a "lunch" truck that delivers sandwiches and prepared meals to people in office buildings. While doing so, my character helps the people to whom he delivers the food deal with their personal problems.

I am also being considered as a host for a new television quiz show called "Flashbacks". On the show, I would ask contestants questions about details of the American culture over the last 40 years.