I called in to a fine blogcast (?) called The Squirrel Report (Thurday evenings 8PM CDST), hosted by Alan Andrews and Breda Fallon - two people I have met in cyberspace - actually I have met Alan at Boomershoot, and was wondering at his strange love of those firearms he had. I have talked to Mike and then Breda while motorcycling madly through Cleveland on my way to a Dairy Farm in New York State (before the STATE became anti Liberty and 2nd Amendment).
So as we were talking they thought I should be a guest and answer questions. How do I become important enough to want to call in and talk with? What have I ever done? That I would talk about freely? Well most things I would talk about - don't ask me for the truth, I only know what I know and you know that isn't all there is to know. About anything.
Born in Albert Lea, Minnesota moved to Ohio before kindergarten, and had to go into 1st grade without its benefit. Sigh, missed a whole year of education no wonder I am flawed. I got a Robin Hood Castle set for Christmas there, was baptized by my Grandfather, Reverend Earl Martin Smith, and we moved on to Pennsylvania. Eleven years in the Pennsylvania school system and I graduated. Kind of just barely, since I hadn't done the paper that Mr.Giboney was expecting and he required it. Yes, I did get it done, he was expecting it, and I graduated. Not much to talk about there - I was a growing boy prepared in my own mind to run off to join Castro against Batista in Cuba, or to quit this waste of time high school and do something military with my life.
Off to college in Florida for one semester, rode my Harley Davidson both ways. Joined the Army and did the best I could for years and years and years and years. Did travel to foreign lands meet strange people and try my best to kill them, or look scary.
Why would anyone want to talk to me on a blogcast? what have I done they need an opinion on, a point of view, a closer look at? I did get married, and it stuck. I also have a very firm opinion of the government's ability to make my life better, as good as it can get and how to deny me what I am going to get on my own.
I have logged on to Ancestry.com and asked for the DNA test, like they will find I am made of coffee and the Spirit of Liberty.
Glad you did Earl, sorry I missed it!
ReplyDeleteHaven't done the whole show, just called in to say hello, they are accepting hosts and good folks. Sometime in the future I will get the date and contact everyone to call in.
DeleteIf our short visit at the kitchen table and walk up to look off the hill are anything to go by, speaking with you is well worthwhile. Certainly memorable for this farm family.
ReplyDeleteNow the herd is gone I wish I could have seen them, but I do have all the pictures, and stopping for the visit was big on my list of things to get done. Missed Fort Ticonderoga, but time never slows down enough and miles fly by...
DeleteAlthough you probably missed it in your adolescent haze, I also did not go to kindergarten, but all the post-secondary education I've had made up for it.
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