The calendar says it is my birthday. When I was a kid, 70 seemed old, maybe it is. However, I still got my workout in at the gym today.
I consider myself lucky. I grew up in a small town with great parents. friends, and a good school system with teachers who cared. I still have many of the same friends today. We had our 50th reunion two years ago with a very good turnout. I am proud to say I was in charge of it.
When I was born, my dad was just back from the war in Europe and went to work for the local gas company digging ditches for not much money. He got his GED and became very involved in the community. When he retired, he was the manager of the operation. My mother stayed home until my brother was 6 and then she became the clerk of the county Selective Service office.
I watched the first of our space program and saw two Americans walk on the moon. I saw a President assassinated and another forced out of office in disgrace.
There were 92 in my HS class and 30 of the boys served in the military with half of us in Vietnam. A few were wounded, but we all got home.
I married a good woman, have two wonderful kids and have had a good life. I had a good career doing what I really liked. Agent Orange gave me cancer and caused my daughter to be born with birth defects. My kids knew all of their grandparents and some greats.
I have watched the cars run at Talladega and Daytona, rafted the Colorado through the Grand Canyon and hunted pheasants in SD. What could be better?
I have been retired for 10 years and spend a lot of time on this forum and doing related things. I have met some great people here and made new friends in the SWCA. I love to read obituaries as there is so much history to be found there.
The rate of technological change is astounding and I try to resist it as much as I can. I still have a flip phone and do not text.
It has been my pleasure to learn so much from you folks and I hope I have taught someone else from my experiences.
I consider myself lucky. I grew up in a small town with great parents. friends, and a good school system with teachers who cared. I still have many of the same friends today. We had our 50th reunion two years ago with a very good turnout. I am proud to say I was in charge of it.
When I was born, my dad was just back from the war in Europe and went to work for the local gas company digging ditches for not much money. He got his GED and became very involved in the community. When he retired, he was the manager of the operation. My mother stayed home until my brother was 6 and then she became the clerk of the county Selective Service office.
I watched the first of our space program and saw two Americans walk on the moon. I saw a President assassinated and another forced out of office in disgrace.
There were 92 in my HS class and 30 of the boys served in the military with half of us in Vietnam. A few were wounded, but we all got home.
I married a good woman, have two wonderful kids and have had a good life. I had a good career doing what I really liked. Agent Orange gave me cancer and caused my daughter to be born with birth defects. My kids knew all of their grandparents and some greats.
I have watched the cars run at Talladega and Daytona, rafted the Colorado through the Grand Canyon and hunted pheasants in SD. What could be better?
I have been retired for 10 years and spend a lot of time on this forum and doing related things. I have met some great people here and made new friends in the SWCA. I love to read obituaries as there is so much history to be found there.
The rate of technological change is astounding and I try to resist it as much as I can. I still have a flip phone and do not text.
It has been my pleasure to learn so much from you folks and I hope I have taught someone else from my experiences.
