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Out this fall.... 18 y
Moving forward on my first major fiction book; based on my unusual road of life... Check it; save some money to buy the book!!
What we have here is some of the best story line ever written... This will be a mystery, adventure novel wrapped around some of the most exciting events a person has had the opportunity to experience... The main story will take place on different places around the world that I have been, the main characters will travel as they search for a wonderful prize... Each will see the same things through the difference of their individual preseptions... Well rounded and exciting!!
The planned title is "Wind Sprint" ... read more See some usual things of the world... HUH!! 18 y
Photos WOW!! Seeing is beleiving... Or not??
Seeing is believing; I think??
Holding hands as they stroll...
Blond with the top down...
Bull in your face...
Please step forward!! OH My...
Smile!!
Time to move to another car??
Roma, tarmonto...
Mt Vesuvius beyond Vedanta Del golfo Napoli...
A few things seen on some world travels... See ya.. Kermit
read more Where oh where have I been?? 18 y
Lions, and tigers and bears; oh my... Oil rigs, and ships, and planes oh ya... All of the things to explain!!
Some things in life... are exciting and dangerous, but someone has to do it... This is a picture from fotosearch.com... like one of the Off shore oil rigs; I worked on 135 miles in the Gulf of Mexico, some years back...
This is a picture of a semi-submersible rig like I worked on...
Generally the workers rotated 14 days on, then 14 days off.... There were four groups of people on a exploratory rig...
1) Since it was navigable and registered as a sea going vessel; it had a Merchant Marine crew...
... read more He told me not to be so involved with the things of the world.. 18 y
Not being perfect and being directed to help others... I am at times torn between my desires and the will of the All Mighty...
If you go to Southern Etiquette blog and read { What we have here is a lack of communication; Y’all } . .. This will be a bit clearer and easy to comprehend...
It seems that many people in the world tend to try to control things... I only want to share the knowledge that reveals the Truth and Will of GOD in our lives today...
In my calling to bring truth to those with whom I mingle on My Unusual Pathway of Life... Here is a message!! First when looking into any situation; it is imperative that you seek the truth and first hand information fr ... read more Georgia Aquariam... 18 y
Trip with Oldest son... See some interesting views...
A very nice trip down in Dixie... This is from a trip to the Georgia Aquarium...
Sea Lion...
Beluga Whale...
Octopus going through glass tube...
Whale Shark.... One of four here!!
This is well worth a visit if you ever get to Atlanta... See Ya... Kermit
read more An over view and update part II 18 y
During our life here progress is eternal... We must learn to act or react to what ever comes our way... HUH!!
Yesterday; I spoke to my publisher about the debut of my next book, this fall...
Much of my blog " My unusual Road of life " will be featured with more details of course... ( So you will have to get the book to find out all the juicy details...)
Life offers us many different choices and chances... Many of which we decide and act upon based on our experiences and desires... I have always been some what of a loner... Oh, I get along with most people, just fine... In fact I have people who remember me, and come up all the time from some experience years ... read more Back at sea... 18 y
Several years of my life were spent at sea, and many more living near the ocean... 75% of the world is oceans... HUH!!
Some of the flags from different places I have been....
We will pick up near where we left off a while back... I spent my early twenties in the US Navy, served aboard three destroyers, and one Destroyer Tender... Have been to over twenty some odd countries, and traveled from the Arctic circle to well below the Equator, several times... Have put over 150,000 nautical miles crossing the oceans of the world... It is here we pick up again...
U2 Spy plane like one shot down over Cuba 1962...
As the Cuban Missile Crisis was closing out after a month on st ... read more The Georgia Sun was blood red and going down.... 18 y
The end of the day can really be the start of a new chapter in your life...
This is a Georgia sunset... It signals the end of one day but also the begining of something new... Everything in life changes and then we move on to something new, and different...
It is the need to move on; that gives us the joy and at times the desire to make make our life better... No matter what your age or place; you can be better and learn to enjoy your new life... May we always remember to seek the joy in our life and not dwell on the negative and problem areas...
If you are confused then you should sit down and jot d ... read more Never snatch defeat from the jaws of victory... 18 y
Some advice is priceless... This was given to me by a mentor some years ago... It has formed one of the basic pillars of my core beliefs...
BTW: This is my new kayak in the pool, have used it at Sweet water creek a few weeks ago; if you want I could come cruise with you let me know and we can even do lunch... On to the real story...
On to the story of Curtis... My main father figure in this life...
This is a branch onto my unusual road of life, by a dear friend... It forever helped shape my life...
Many are the times; when I have "shot myself in the foot" so to speak... When will we learn to live life using our GOD given intelligence?? How ma ... read more To Mothers who started us on this road of life... God bless them!! 18 y
There would not be any roads to wonder; if there were not for Mothers who cared....
Back in 2004... I wrote this poem to Mothers on Mother’s Day...
Well on the way back from South Carolina, this Mothers Day morning; my mind was racing.... Thoughts of all the wonderful mothers I have had the pleasure to meet and also for all many others I have not...... If it were not for mothers we would not be here... Thank you all you mothers, where ever you are; here is a poem I wrote just for you!
For all mothers Who Cared Enough:
Thank you DEAR GOD; for the woman you made so that the human r ... read more I was so cute!! What happened?? 18 y
Kind of a flash back to my elementary school days... Gone but not forgotten... Part of my road of life...
Back is south Georgia...
That was me at 10, cute as could be... And shy too...
No wonder Becky Gene Thomas wanted to send me notes in class, then tackle and wrestle with me on the play ground during recess... HUH!! BTW: She was a cutie from what I can remember, girls develop early in south GA... If we had not moved to FLA the next year in my fifth grade year... Who knows I might have been married in couple of years... They do things young in some parts of the south...
Girls wha ... read more Alaska here we come again.... 18 y
On this cruise, my wife will not have to sleep on the lower bunk, and we will have our own bathroom and an outside cabin...
BTW: That really made things difficult, if you get the drift...
Alaska blue glacial ice... Should see more of the same!! HUH!
Well finally got our anniversary cruise set up yesterday after some four months of hassle... Some things in life seem to take forever... Such as was this quest...
We had decided last year to go back to Alaska, (previously had gone in 1998) and would take a sea cruise this time... You all know how I love ships, and the ocean... It is in my blood, I think... Had taken my dear wife on a cruise before, and she liked it... So we are on course, " The Good Lord willing a ... read more Life's Epic journey!! It continues to amaze me... 18 y
The more of life that that passes before my eyes; I come to realize, how greatly blessed I am, more than I deserve....
This may well be one of the most important blog messages, that I ever write...
Your life is one Epic journey!! Live, Learn, and enjoy...
As we live our life there are certain questions that come up again and again...
Where are we going??
GOD has set Eternity in our hearts!!
But what and where is this Eternity??
It is where Truth prevails... It is the time and place where finally; you will find the answers to all the questions in the universe ... There will not be any reasons for doubt...
Awsum... Friend.... There will no ... read more The Here and now...2006... 18 y
My life is still unusual today... Wither we know it or not life moves on and we must change with it... Ready or not!!
Me taking a pic of my cute glutes....
Some up to date items, on my road of life... It seems easy for me to sit here and tell you all things... Maybe some of you even think me to be perfect...
First of all there is one thing I know for sure, no one is perfect... Least of all moi... It seems like I have good days and every thing goes along just so.... Then there is the bump in the road... Well that is what happened to me this week end...
I was cruising thru life fat, dumb and happy.... Or so I thought... Then it happened!!
My dog died; s ... read more An over view and update of my unusual road of life... Part 1 18 y
It has seemed that I have been allowed to see things others only dream or read about...
Over the course of years; I have had the opportunity to meet many famous and powerful people... Presidents, kings, famous actors, Generals, Admirals, and some of the great captains of industry...
So when you shake my hand you shake the hand of a man who has shaken the hand of the Man... Not the all that makes me in any way special! It is more, that I feel; I have had the opportunity to be at the right place at the right time....
All of this happened as part of my walk down this pathway of life... It seems that we all have certain ... read more New Orleans April 2006 18 y
The good, the bad and the ugly truth... Spent the weekend down in the crescent city!!
Life flows on like the mighty Mississippi... And life goes on like the coming up of the sun, each morning... We just have to find our place in it...
Well I was on a job at a data center near the Super Dome, this past weekend... I got to see and discuss first hand the recent storm damage...
This is repairs on store fronts in the French Quarters...
This shows some building damage... Down on next corner!!
This section has been repaired just a block from the Levee...
Jackson Square near the French Quarter, in good ... read more Castillo de la Punta; Havana Cuba... 18 y
Saw Fidel Castro face to face.... While on station during the Cuban Missile Crises; we transfered just off Havanna...
We will pick up more on the war time cruising...
Ships, and Missiles, and guns; Oh MY!!
We will tell about Fidel Castro @ Castillo de la Punta; right off Havana, harbor...
There is much to see and hear; so check back as we tell of the happens...
Well after a week off Cay Sal; we went into Key West to refuel, and pick up the crew members we left in Charleston with our quick mid nite departure.... Now we will be back at full complement.... We can now operate at a more normal rate....
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