Where I Have Been - An Overview

Based on my past blogging experience, I tend to talk a lot about life, the differences in men and women and in particular relationships or the lack thereof. To understand where I am coming from, I will give a brief history. Some of it I will expand upon later.

I was raised by painfully normal parents. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate it. I have just lived very differently. My dad was an officer in the military, so we moved around a good bit. Home is definitely what and where you make it. My mom started out as a homemaker and ended up a CPA before I was out of high school. I was raised by very normal professional middle class people who taught me a lot about how life is supposed to be. They have been in what I consider to be the perfect marriage for a very long time now. To some degree, I think they set the bar pretty high and maybe even too high for what I expect out of a relationship/marriage. Either way, I thank them. Though I am very different than they are, I am the good man I am today because of them. While I don't see things as they do on many things, I attribute my core values to my upbringing.

I am 38 years old and I have been fortunate enough to be in love 3 times. Unfortunately I was too young for 2 of them to work out. The other can be attributed to bad timing. To be honest, I'm still sorting it all out in my mind, but I am better for all of those experiences.

I've led a very interesting and colorful life despite (and because of) my circumstances. I got all of my playing around and being a "player" done when I was still pretty young. I had my first child less than a month after I turned 19, so there isn't much I haven't done for a living at one time or another. Not all of it was completely above board. My experiences have been quite varied. I take pride in the fact that I can blend in with almost any crowd.

I have two kids, both with the same woman. With that said, I was never in love with their mother. That is a long story and possibly not appropriate for posting on the internet. For the most part, I raised them myself. I was the biggest influence in their lives until they were old enough to let their friends have a bigger influence. That is the natural progression I suppose.

I have had more than my share of experience with women mentally, emotionally and sexually. I know from that experience that it is ALWAYS about quality and not quantity. Still I have been around the block a time or two and learned a lot from all of my experiences. I hope to share many of them right here on this blog as time goes on. I hope someone can gain something from it and be entertained along the way.

Politically I am conservative, but I take my politics and religion in moderation. You probably won't see rambling posts about either. I am laid back and enjoy the simple things, so you won't see much about me "keeping up with the Joneses".

Hopefully someone will enjoy and comment.