Ross T. Yingling, the quick version:
What: Male 47 yrs old (as of 12/27)
Where: Benton, Arkansas ( a HUGE Razorback)…also lived in Florida, Maryland, Virginia, & Ohio
Ancestry: I’m Half Swedish, then some German, Oklahoma Cherokee Indian, & other European parts. Name is German!
Marriage: Over 22yrs to the same wonderful woman (Carol)
Fathorhood: 2 children (boy 18, and girl 17) and Son was married on Dec 18th, so I’m now a father-in-law!
Education: BBA, 1985 and MBA, 1988
Life with Pain (Surgeries):
- Surgery 1 – L4/L5 laminectomy (no fusion) – June 2003
- Surgery 2 – L4/L5 laminectomy (with fusion) – January 2004;
- Surgery 3 – C5/C6 bone spur removal/diskectomy with fusion – August 2008
Life with Pain (Disease): Fibromyalgia onset occurred mid-2004, classified as moderate/severe…Lost of pain meds!
Life with Pain (Unclassified): Fell and broke my left arm on Nov 18th…Not just any break…the proximal portion (where rotator cuff attaches) of the humerus bone at the shoulder
Military Service: Served in US Navy, Medical Service Corps, during first Gulf War (when we should have gotten him), discharged as a mid-grade Lieutenant (O-3), 1989-1995. Started my project management & operational management career here!!
Professional Life: Taught in the School of Business at Southern Arkansas University, been a Project Management consultant for Big 6 Accounting Firm and other operational/management positions for15+yrs, and worked at various online opportunities for 3+yrs
Authoring: Written numerous articles, blogs, and been interviewed on various Internet and teleconference shows
Other things of little or no interest: LEFT handed (refer of above bullet), insomniac, sleep apnea (with CPAP)
Maybe later I’ll post a more verbose version for those who would enjoy reading more specifics about who I am and why I felt compelled to write about this stuff….