My name is Mike Winters. I was born and raised in San Diego, California, and spent most of my young life there, with the exception of a year spent living near Denver, Colorado, and a summer spent in Texas. After I turned eighteen, I joined the Army, where I spent most of my time rappelling from helicopters and blowing things up. I was stationed at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina (home of the airborne), and had quite a lot of fun, as well as quite a few miserable days (and weeks).