The other day a friend asked me “do you just sit around and
think I’m gonna do that today?” and I had without hesitation I went into a long
explanation of how I must know how everything works. As I left the question
stuck with me and I began to take a hard look at my life. Since I was able to
walk I had a burning desire to know how stuff works. As my father bought a set
of encyclopedia I fell in love with them. If I had a question or thought off
the encyclopedia I went to figure it out. Never have I been one to leave stuff
alone let alone not know how to fix it, make it or understand the mechanics
behind it. Often times I find myself way
to deep in something before reality hits and I have to back off. I am fortunate
to be surrounded by people who support and cherish my passions. The down fall
is that I only buy the best and must have enough to furnish a small army. This
drive has led me to creating this and my website. I know it, learn it, master
it and will pass it on here!
NO FEAR my ass, I am scared to death! For me I find this statement concerning. I have spent a large portion of my life in the service of others. Be it as a soldier, a security professional or a pseudo parent protection has been my life for longer than I care to remember. During my rough and tumble life I have been on both side of the coin, I have done good things for/too bad people and bad things for/too good people with ramifications that left scars all over my life. During my career I have seen great people and had the pleasure to speak candidly about some of the work they did. Across the board from all I spoken to, they all point to the standard definition of hero “one who does the job even though fear is paramount”. It is amazing that most never consider themselves hero’s just people doing the job as needed. In that I see and feel the same driving force: fear (like pain) reminds me I am alive and guides me. Fear makes me think, rethink, prepare, pack, unpack and repack. I vividly r
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