Me

I guess if anyone is going to read this, they should know a little about me and where I'm coming from to better understand why I am the way I am and why I see things the way I do. In this post, I will give some general background information.

I am a 38 year-old single dad. I use that term loosely since my son is grown and gone and my 17 year-old daughter is almost never at home. I had custody of them from the time they were very young, so there were many years that I had basically no life outside of them or work except for the very occasional getaway.

Having my first child less than a month after I turned 19, there isn't much I haven't done for a living at some point. Not all of it was even completely legal, but I had small kids to feed that were hungry every single day. These days I work in software, networks and computers. I have led a very colorful life so far. At times my life has been something of legend and at times it has been completely boring. I guess most people could say the same thing. Still I consider my life experience to be somewhere pretty north of average.

As for women, I have been married only once. I was NOT married to the mother of my kids. That is another story entirely. I had a short, but great marriage. We were just too young to do what we were doing. I have been in love a grand total of 3 times. One of those was the woman I married. The other two I will probably post about at some point.

My parents are married today. I have a pretty good example from them how relationships/marriages should be. I thank them for being the "normal" influence in my all but normal life.

What you will read here going forward will be unfiltered because that is how I am in real life. I will be abrasive at times and sensitive at others. I will cuss freely. I will overuse contractions and commas. You English majors are welcome to send me edited copies of my posts. I write as I speak and as I live. I hope some poeple will enjoy it, be entertained by it and maybe even learn from it. Most of all I hope it is worth the time of anyone who decides to read. I welcome comments and discussion about any subject matter. I also ask that if you want to discuss anything personal to me, you start my sending me an email. As public as this is, I am a private person. If you know me and want to discuss anything, start directly with me. If you don't know me, feel free to start right in the comments.

I hope someone will enjoy this. If not, maybe it is still therapy for me.