“To find a man’s true character, play golf with him.” – P.G. Wodehouse I used to play a good amount…
Some people that know how I spend my days asked me if I built the model of the USS Gerald…
Here is a model of the USS Ford, CVN-78, the first of the Gerald R. Ford class Aircraft Carriers. This…
I did not realize that my family was going to advertise this blog all over the dang Internet. I am…
“You should start a blog.” One of my kids said this to me in an e-mail and then the other two chimed in with their enthusiastic agreement. My wife also agreed and I really believe they just wanted to discover if there are other people out there like me and that this might be a way to find out. My son said “you could discover that there are millions like you in the country and you could help them find their voice.” It appealed to my considerable sense of self-importance and my never failing duty to serve when called. My country needs me and that night sleep alluded me.
The next day I announced that I might just do it, once I figured out what a blog was, so I “googled” it and thought this looks pretty easy so let’s give it a go, it’s the only honorable thing to do. So here we are!
Why would my family want to know if there are other people like me in the country? Surely there must be, I have never considered myself to be weird or abnormal in any way, but maybe I am an island, unique in the history of mankind. I hope not and if you find something here that seems familiar, please let me know so we can pontificate, bemoan, celebrate, preach, complain, resolve or whatever together.
I am a 60 year old white guy that was born right wise and has lived everyday in the great state of Tennessee. I am married to the only girlfriend I ever had (we met when we were 13) and we have been together for almost 50 years.