I am very busy with training, so I have VERY limited time to tinker around on MySpace. I appreciate all of your support, comments and messages, and will reply as soon as time allows.
Now for just a little info about me: I will do my best to bridle my thoughts to make them flow smoothly, but I make no promises, so bare with me. Copyrighted photos have been used with the permission of Tonya Melton Photography. Tonya is one of my dearest friends, and an incredible photographer. Tonya, thank you for your friendship. Now, sit down, shut up, and hold on cause here we go:
I am residing in Atlanta, GA for a few weeks and then most likely will be living in New York City. The past four years, I have lived in north central Alabama, and for about 13 years before that, in Knoxville, TN. My educational background is in animal science and business- a far cry from what I am doing now. I currently work for Delta Air Lines, one of the best companies in the US, and most certainly the best airline. Some of you may not share that sentiment, but that doesn’t change the fact that I, and many of my colleagues, bleed widgets. Sure, Delta has its ups and downs, but who doesn’t?
As for what makes me tick: I wish I could be profound and insightful here, but alas, I am a relatively simple guy, with a simple life. I have matured a lot over the past few years. I credit that to God working in my life. Although I was reared in a loving home, had a good childhood, and attended church regularly, I still had some character flaws that were down right horrible. I guess it could be summed up that I was a self-righteous, manipulating, lying, cheating, abusive, foul mouthed, bigoted, hot-headed jerk. For a long time, I blamed my actions on everything and everyone but me. A few years ago, I guess God had enough of my hypocritical Christianity, and he slapped me across the face, and made my world fall apart, and I am so glad he did. We can not control what others do or say, but we can 100% control how we react to others….if a person can learn that, the rest will fall in place. I am very spiritual, yet I firmly believe in the separation of Church and State; if we don’t separate them, how can we expect extremists to make the separation? I will post some more of my thoughts about religion on my blog, as I could fill up quite a bit of space on the topic.
I am sentimental and love to reminisce about childhood….about the wonderment of sea monkeys, the miracle of watching a jar of tadpoles turn into frogs, the amazement of an ant farm, the entertainment of Legos and Lincoln Logs, the innocence of playing in the sprinkler in my underwear, my first crush on Bo Duke, actually wanting to get up early on Saturday mornings, peeking out the window in the middle of the night to see if it was snowing, the simplistic idea that fireflies (or anything else for that matter) could live happily in a mason jar and eat nothing but lettuce. Eventually, we all grow up and quickly learn that there is much more to life than lettuce and mason jars. I am a southerner, I grew up in the city, but I am a country boy at heart. I am rather shy, which sometimes gives people the false impression that I am stuck up. I love nature and animals. I love to laugh, love to make others laugh, and tend to be drawn to someone with a good sense of humor. I am a lousy housekeeper, but a great handyman. I am optimistic, loyal, trusting, and receptive. I am a good listener and I try to keep in mind that my pragmatic thinking may not always be the best elixir for one’s emotion. I am open-minded, and although I may not agree with another’s ideology, I can respect them and ask that they respect me. Diversity is the spice of life. I am very introspective, and feel that the better we understand ourselves, the better equipped we are to understand others and vice versa. I am a fairly well rounded person with a wide variety of interests, so monomaniacal thinkers work my nerves. I am very compassionate and tenderhearted, and try to be succoring to others. I recently went on a mission trip to Nicaragua, and it was a true eye-opener. Most of us don’t come close to comprehending how good we have it. We get caught up in not knowing WHERE to eat, and there are so many that don’t know IF they will eat. I am concerned about what is happening to our planet, and am perplexed that few seem to care at all, or only care about one aspect of the problem. Too often we are scornful and attempt to solve an environmental problem though theory alone. How quickly do we condemn the bushmeat hunter, but offer him no alternate means to provide for his family? How many of us teach our children about global warming yet leave unnecessary lights on and throw the daily paper in the trash? So, take a second, get your butt up and go turn off a light!!