About Me

I am what society calls a senior citizen. I still have energy. I can still do most of what I used to be able to do just not for as long as I used to do it. I prefer to differ with society and instead suggest that there is quite a bit of life in my future. I,instead, choose to see myself as enjoying the late afternoon of my life.

When I look at where I have been in my life-not where I have travelled but what I’ve done to keep myself excited about the opportunity to live on this planet I panic some because there is so much more to learn-to see-to do-lessons to absorb and apply that, hopefully, make me a better citizen now than when I was 20 or 30 years younger and I fear I am going to run out of time. This blog site gives me an opportunity to share with others some of the knowledge and insight I have gained through hard knocks and loads of experience. There is no substitute for experience by the way.

One of the great issues I have with the younger inhabitants of this world is that they are far too eager to put us ‘old folk’ on the shelf and disregard what we spent a lifetime learning. But then I guess I was one of those guys as well when I wore a younger man’s clothes. I will say that one of the most important things I learned was just how important it is for fathers to be an integral part of their sons life right from day one. I have come to understand that this is so important–so vital that I would say our very survival as a race or species is dependent on it. I wrote a book about it-a novel actually-called
‘A Man’s Work Is Never Done . . . A Novel About Mentoring Our Sons.’ I’m told it’s a good read and worth time to read.

So the best I can hope for is that I will keep most of my marbles for as long as I can and share as much as I can with those who will consider what I have to say as possible. After that they will be on their own to either enjoy their lives or wish it were finished.