Colin Toenjes - Revision history

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 ==Trivia==
-*Colin once sported long hair pulled into a ponytail.  As he neared graduation at [http://www.fsu.edu Florida State], he decided to cut it short for his impending job search.  The "cutting of the ponytail" was a ceremony performed in front of his shipmates, and not without a tear or two shed.  The hair was donated to [http://www.locksoflove.org/ Locks of Love].
+*Colin once sported long hair pulled into a ponytail.  As he neared graduation at [http://www.fsu.edu Florida State] in 1994, he decided to cut it short for his impending job search.  The "cutting of the ponytail" was first auctioned off, and then a ceremony performed in front of his shipmates, not without a tear or two shed.  The winner was Ed Lamb.  The hair was to be donated to [http://www.locksoflove.org/ Locks of Love], but purportedly it wasn't long enough.  As of January 2009, he claims to still have it in a box.
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 Image:Colin ponytail 1.jpg|Ed Lamb displays the ceremonial scissors

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 Colin's mother, Patricia Toenjes, passed away on November 23rd, 2007 after a brief battle with cancer. His father still lives on the family farm near Waterloo, Illinois.
-Both of Colin's grandfathers passed away well before he was born.  His maternal grandmother died in 1986 from cancer, and his paternal grandmother passed away in February of 2008 due to complications from a stroke.
+Both of Colin's grandfathers passed away well before he was born.  His maternal grandmother died in 1986 from cancer, and his paternal grandmother passed away February 8, 2008 due to complications from a stroke.
 He has an older half-brother named Joseph, who lives in Kirkwood, Missouri along with his wife, Anissa.  Joseph is very active in local politics.

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 Born in Chicago, Illinois, Colin lived in a number of locations in the city and its suburbs before his family moved to a small farm halfway between Columbia, Illinois and Waterloo, Illinois in 1979.  He attended school in Waterloo all the way through high school, graduating Waterloo High School (at age 16). He attended college at Florida State University, graduating in April 1996 with a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology, with minors in Mathematics, Physics, and Communications.
-He has an older half-brother named Joseph.
+==Family==
-Colin's mother, Patricia Toenjes, passed away on November 23rd, 2007 after a brief battle with cancer. His father still lives on the family farm near Waterloo, Illinois. His grandmother resides in the Canterbury Manor Nursing Home in Waterloo, Illinois.
+Both of Colin's grandfathers passed away well before he was born.  His maternal grandmother died in 1986 from cancer, and his paternal grandmother passed away in February of 2008 due to complications from a stroke.
 ==Occupations==
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 *Owns photographic prints of the debris recovered from the supposed UFO crash in Roswell, NM, made from the original negatives.
-*His collection of science fiction and fantasy novels in paperback is rapidly approaching 3,000 books.
+*He and his wife's collection of paperback books, mostly science fiction and fantasy novels, now exceeds 3,000 titles.
 *Was laid off from his job at American Airlines three days after his wedding due to cutbacks in the wake of the Sept. 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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 ==Childhood==
-Born in Chicago, Illinois, Colin lived in a number of locations in the city and its suburbs before his family moved to a small farm halfway between Columbia, Illinois and Waterloo, Illinois in 1979.  He attended school in Waterloo all the way through high school, graduating Waterloo High School (at age 16). He attended college at Florida State University, graduating in April 1996 with a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology, with minors in Mathematics, Physics, and Communications.  His parents and paternal grandmother still live on the family farm near Waterloo, Illinois.
+Born in Chicago, Illinois, Colin lived in a number of locations in the city and its suburbs before his family moved to a small farm halfway between Columbia, Illinois and Waterloo, Illinois in 1979.  He attended school in Waterloo all the way through high school, graduating Waterloo High School (at age 16). He attended college at Florida State University, graduating in April 1996 with a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology, with minors in Mathematics, Physics, and Communications.
 He has an older half-brother named Joseph.
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		+	[[Image:Ctandwife.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Colin and Crystal in 2005]]

	Colin married Crystal A. Maxwell on September 22, 2001, in Estes Park, Colorado. Their son, Maxwell Jerome Toenjes, was born April 22, 2007.		Colin married Crystal A. Maxwell on September 22, 2001, in Estes Park, Colorado. Their son, Maxwell Jerome Toenjes, was born April 22, 2007.

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	*Owns photographic prints of the debris recovered from the supposed UFO crash in Roswell, NM, made from the original negatives.		*Owns photographic prints of the debris recovered from the supposed UFO crash in Roswell, NM, made from the original negatives.
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		+	*His collection of science fiction and fantasy novels in paperback is rapidly approaching 3,000 books.

	*Was laid off from his job at American Airlines three days after his wedding due to cutbacks in the wake of the Sept. 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks.		*Was laid off from his job at American Airlines three days after his wedding due to cutbacks in the wake of the Sept. 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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-*Colin was also the unwitting source of another Khai Tam meme.  While helping with a civic event, he and the other attending members were enjoying pizza for lunch during a break.  Not seeing anything to drink in evidence, Colin inquired if anyone had seen a soda machine.  It was pointed out to him that he happened to be leaning against one.  This quickly spread throughout the crew, and evolved rapidly into "''Has anyone seen Colin?''"  "''Has anyone seen Engineering?''" and a multiplicity of similar-themed references riffing off of his inability to locate the soda machine.
+*Colin was also the unwitting source of another Khai Tam meme.  While helping with a civic event, he and the other attending members were enjoying pizza for lunch during a break.  Not seeing anything to drink in evidence, Colin inquired if anyone had seen a soda machine.  It was pointed out to him that he happened to be leaning against one.  This quickly spread throughout the crew, and evolved rapidly into "''[[Has anyone seen Colin?|Has anyone seen Colin?]]''"  "''Has anyone seen Engineering?''" and a multiplicity of similar-themed references riffing off of his inability to locate the soda machine.
 *Owns photographic prints of the debris recovered from the supposed UFO crash in Roswell, NM, made from the original negatives.

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 *Colin was also the unwitting source of another Khai Tam meme.  While helping with a civic event, he and the other attending members were enjoying pizza for lunch during a break.  Not seeing anything to drink in evidence, Colin inquired if anyone had seen a soda machine.  It was pointed out to him that he happened to be leaning against one.  This quickly spread throughout the crew, and evolved rapidly into "''Has anyone seen Colin?''"  "''Has anyone seen Engineering?''" and a multiplicity of similar-themed references riffing off of his inability to locate the soda machine.
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 ==Hobbies==
-Colin is a extensive player of the miniature/board game Classic Battletech and is very active in the Classic Battletech online community. He is also on the Management Team for [http://www.anothergaragecon.com Another Garage Con], a Battletech mini-convention in central Oklahoma.
+Colin is a extensive player of the miniature/board game Classic Battletech and is very active in the [http://forums.classicbattletech.com/index.php Classic Battletech online community]. He is also on the Management Team for [http://www.anothergaragecon.com/ Another Garage Con], a Battletech mini-convention in central Oklahoma.
 He and Crystal are active members of the [http://www.coxok.com/ccgsok/ Cleveland County Genealogical Society].

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 *Morning and Noon On-air Meteorologist, KGWN-TV, Cheyenne, Wyoming. September 1996 - August 1999
 *Acquisitions Specialist, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. August 1999 - April 2000
-*Meterologist, American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas. April 2000 - October 2001
+*Meterologist, American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas. April 2000 - September 2001
 *Photographs Specialist, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. October 2001 - July 2003
 *Colin has been employed by Weathernews Americas in Norman, Oklahoma since July 2003 as an Aviation Meteorologist.