Well....I guess I'm a pretty normal older than 50, younger than 60 kind of guy. I am first a Christian and second a loving husband. Then comes Father to five and grampa to who knows how many; I've lost count.

I'm not really too outdoorsy. I live in the woodsy West Michigan area, but I mainly do that for the scenery. I like to watch deer rather than shoot them. I like to gaze out over a lake and watch the sunset rather than pull the lake's inhabitants out of their living room and eat them.

I like the solitude and peace that living a few miles away from real civilization brings. Sitting on my porch all day long sipping iced tea and rocking in my glider is my idea of God's gift to old men. I sit and watch the squirrels, my dog, our cat, the birds and everything else God has given us for our entertainment.

Writing is a passion. I have never been a force in writing I just keep doing it because it is a hobby. I have written three books; one technical, one a self help and one a memoir type of novel. Nothing spectacular but they were all fun to create.

I am an officiate so I get to marry different people on occasion. My wife runs our Bed & Breakfast and she recruits me to make breakfast every once in a while. I am also an independent consultant for Quality, you know ISO 9000 and that sort of thing. We have enough little businesses going to give our taxman a headache and to keep both of us busy whether we want to be or not.

Like I say, I'm just a guy doing what he has a good time doing and hoping for the smallest recognition and perhaps even the slightest compensation.

My passion is ...

My lovely. lovely wife Lisa

I know too much about ...

nothing and too little about everything

My parents always told me ...

you can't do that so I did

My childhood ambition ...

Marry a lovely, lovely woman

My favorite memory ...

Meeting my current wife for the first time

Why I write ...

My head is too full of thoughts, I must get them out of there

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading The Bible, watching American Idol, listening to CW music

My first job ...

Preparing shakes and malts at a roadside DQ

My best moment ...

The day I married my lovely, lovely wife

My inspiration ...

My wife

Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas Overcoming romantic jealousy

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TO OVERCOME OR NOT TO OVERCOME JEALOUSY

Jealousy is not a disease. Nor is it a malady of any kind. It isn't negative, it isn't bad and it isn't destructive. The very best short definition of jealousy is that it is an instinctive, emotional, pain receptor; it doesn't need to be overcome.

Instinctive meaning that jealousy is natural; it is inborn, automatic and intuitive. There is nothing fabricated about jealousy. Man has nothing to do with creating the emotion; he should have nothing to do with trying to stifle it. Jealousy has been implanted in our soul, in our hearts, in our very b...

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