: About Me

I have been on this Helium Balloon ride since November 2008. What an opportunity to express my thoughts, views, and experiences. The only writing I have done in the past was a personal story of an imaginative boy, "Me", and his spaceship. I was the commander and my family was my crew. If I'm not mistaken, I was about 10 years old at the time. Since then I have been putting a ton of unfinished ideas on paper. Now is time the for me step up to this special opportunity and share my writings. Helium is the perfect medium to hone and grow my writing skills so that I may better communicate to the reading community in ways that can be both rewarding, and enlightening to them.

My expertise and experience have been in the Aircraft Industry as a certified Technician. The mother of my Aircraft experience was all the automotive knowlege I gained from my father as a teenager. We would labor through the night installing an engine in the old 1959 Ford Sedan on the day before our family's 800 mile, annual(summer vacation) drive to the state of Georgia. In fact one of my most recent projects was the removal and replacement of my family car's engine to fix an oil leak. The effort saved $2500.00 on my repair bill. I have also been a licensed Commercial Driver, [yes, another beloved "Trucker"] for over five years. Now its time for me to mellow out, and express to others some life experiences from my perspective.

My passion is ...

Learning as Much as I Can

I know too much about ...

What Makes Things Work

My parents always told me ...

...To Be Careful

My childhood ambition ...

To Have the Fastest Car

My favorite memory ...

The Birth of My Cat's Kittens

Why I write ...

To Let Others Know How I Think

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

Rhythm and Blues, James Brown, Science Fiction, And Current Events

My first job ...

Graveyard Grass Cutter

My best moment ...

Being a Father

My inspiration ...

Life

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Far away

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Far Away Far away from you all, away from each, I've soon realized there was no beach. Adrift all alone, upon my rubber raft. Awakened by Dolphins, who seem to laugh. Sober to see, last night's beers at my feet. From three in the morn', what girl did I meet? Looking north, south, east, and west, No land do I see, all I wear is my vest. Far away from you all, away from each, I giggle alone, as there's no one to reach. Ten hours afloat, in a drunken sleep. I tickle inside, outside I'm a creep. Ominous "Black Cloud", I'm drifting your way. Just step aside, we'll wrestle another day. I see you...

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