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   Bob Gruber, a telecommunication 
	industry veteran of 20+ years and certified teacher, is routinely seen in 
	character as "Smokey," the chuckwagon cook. His other Composite 
	Characters include a fur trader and a Rancher.  A graduate of Richland 
	College and North Texas State University, Mr. Gruber also spent time in the 
	classroom as a public school teacher and as a trainer of various information 
	technologies for AT&T. 
	His outside 
	interests include cycling, travel, hiking, camping, and reading about the 
	cattle drives of the 1800s. Mr. Gruber currently "puts bread on the 
	table" doing UNIX systems administration work for Cingular Wireless.  |