: About Me

I have been a "jack of all trades" for 63 years.
I make my living at present in rural Northern Wisconsin as a Blacksmith and Musician.

I design, host, and maintain websites for family and clients.
My attempt to capture my life, both past and present, can be found at http://www.northwisc.com/journal

My passion is ...

Mostly wasted at my age, but next comes my second childhood.

I know too much about ...

Mixing malathion, parathion, and other deadly chemicals with my bare hands.

My parents always told me ...

That they loved me regardless

My childhood ambition ...

I wanted to be a mountainman, now I play one on weekends.

My favorite memory ...

My brother and I hitchhiking to go fishing.

Why I write ...

I didn't join Helium to make money, I just like to write and there are some really good writers here.

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

reading bills, watching my hair fall out, listening to the cat hack a fur ball

My first job ...

Was setting pins in a bowling alley.

My best moment ...

A $100.00 tip for singing one song.

My inspiration ...

I've got to say my family, all of them, of which I am the oldest.

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Rural adventures in New Mexico

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A wild ride The ranch was located outside the town of Alamogordo New Mexico, My family and I had moved there after a short time living in town. The move is forgotten now, I do think that it was sometime in 1958 though because the foreman of the ranch had a brand new Ford hard-top convertible, and I believe they came out in 1958. It was on that ranch that my Brother and I learned to make a simple hackamore out of bailer twine and ride bareback, we did this without adult supervision though, as we were not supposed to mess with the horses, let alone ride them except for times when there was a...

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