I probably should have posted this first, but I didn't know which direction I would be going with a blog. Heck, I'm new at this, so you have to bear with me....
I'm an average guy. So average, stores usually run out of clothing that is "my size" before any others. I'm a political moderate, in that I see the need for government programs, but can't stand it when my tax money gets wasted. I don't like politics, I think it breeds corruption and abuse, so I don't talk much politics-wise. I was a "Navy Brat," my father was a Torpedoman during WWII and Korea, and retired in 1960, when I was nine. I was also a Sailor myself, enlisting in the Navy (of course) in 1971, and retiring in 1991. I was a Data Processing Technician, operating, programing, and analyzing computer systems, and data bases. I was a student, returning to collage after my Navy career, obtaining my Bachelor's Degree in English (Language and Literature) from Chico State in 1997. I taught high school for a while; four years at my alma mater Vaca High, a year in Couer d' Alene, ID, and a year at Will C. Wood, again in Vacaville. I've done lots of other jobs, but mostly identify myself as "Retired Navy/Former Teacher".
I'm somewhat a Spiritual person, in that I believe in God; a Christian, since I beleve that Jesus is the Son of God; and a Mormon, since I believe that Scripture doesn't end with the Bible. I'm what I like to call a "practicing" Mormon. Who knows, someday I may actually get it right. I am not afraid to state that I have felt the Hand of God in my life, many, many times. I may write about them at some point.
I'm a father, and a grandfather. My family is the most important thing in my life. Whenever I have forgotten that, I have had some rather brutal reminders that family comes first. My children are grown, and have become "down to the ground" good people. They are all talented, and all in different ways. They are succeeding, as adults, in ways neither they, nor I, ever imagined. I'm very proud of my children, but it's the good kind of pride.
I have been married to the most incredible person for almost 36 years. Mary never fails to suprise, astound, and amaze me, even after all this time. She hasn't a mean-bone in her entire body. She treats everyone she encounters with patience, understanding, and love. Anyone who gets to know her loves her, and those that don't have something wrong with them.
I'm a Golfer. I love to play, although I'm not very good anymore. I've played on courses worldwide, and some of the ones played by the PGA. I love golf stories, jokes, anecdotes, etc, and have many of my own. In my golfing career, I've had lots of birdies, pars, bogeys, and worse, but I've also had 125 eagles, the last of which on a Par 3 (yeah, a hole-in-one). It's a great game, and it's taught me a lot about myself, and life in general.
I decided to call my blog "Rambling With Steve," mostly because I never know which direction things may go. I may write about a lot of things, all in the same post, soooo...
Sit down. Hang on. Keep reading. I hope you enjoy the journey.
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