Honesty, availability, loyalty is some of the best qualities a friend can have, and that goes for myself as well. It must be a two way street. I have friends I haven’t seen or spoke with in years, but we both know that at the drop of a dime either side will be there for each other when need be. Then on the other hand, there are those childhood friends that make it a one way street, the ones that you only hear from when you reach out, it’s kinda out of sight out of mind kind of thing. My step father told me when I was younger that the older you get in life the smaller your friend group gets, and I thought he was just saying that because all I wanted to do was hang out with my friends, I would say he was a hater lol, but in all reality and about 25 years later, I kid you not, I sit back and look around and see that he was right there whole time. Now I understand why my parents said don’t rush to grow up son. I tell my now 14 years later old daughter that sometimes, but I don’t want her to think of that as she’s this young, I tell her have fun while you’re young, enjoy life, don’t rush and live in the present moment.

I have been a delivery driver since I was 20 years of age. I started out delivering produce to the local super markets in my city. On of my deliveries offered me more money to join their fleet and deliver seafood, only thing was that it was stinky. I was 24 then and I didn’t care, I put the money ahead of smelling stinky, I made out very well and then overtime my home started having this stitch every-time I walked into my home. My ex wife started making me leave my work clothes on the back porch. But I realized the owner I had worked for became closer to me and his true colors started to show, and when I tell you he was a piece of work, he was not a nice guy by any means. Things got really ugly when it came to extra employees and even with some of the places we serviced. That is when I understood the value of morales, the way he treated people was not at all good. After about two and a half years of processing fish and seafood, smelling like a contaminated lake, I quit because I couldn’t work for someone who had no filter and treated people like they were way beneath him. I found myself on a greyhound bus to Salt Lake City Utah to do truck school.

Daily writing prompt

Do you practice religion?

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I do not practice religion, but I am a firm believer that there is something greater than ourselves out there. I honestly believe that we are here for a greater purpose in this life, and to be the best we can be. I believe that all of what’s around us was created by a higher power of some sort and gave us the where with all to be great. we have free will on so many levels to do what we want in this life and to achieve greatness. I listen and I watch so many different things about religion that when I sit back and put it all together, it all ties in together as one, no matter if its christian,baptist, buddah, hindu, even some non believers tend to speak of a higher power when brought up. let me know what you think.

Daily writing prompt

Do you have any collections?

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I am a collector of remote control cars, hat and shoes, that is what I find a liking to. I have collected many hats over the years, and when it comes to remote control cars, I kind of fell out of touch due to work and not having time to actually enjoy them as I did when I was a youth. But as of lately when I moved into my new home a couple years ago, I noticed my neighbor ripping and running a pretty fast remote control truck down the street, and that reignited my childhood love for the battery powered machine that I once enjoyed dearly. My wife seen it and said “why you stop playing with those cars and trucks”? I said I have no time, and she told me that there is always time to enjoy what you like, and if it brings you joy, go for it. So I went to a few hobby shops and looked around and yes I found some R/C’s that I really enjoy.

It all depends on how cold, I live in Michigan where it can get really cold during the winter months and those months can be kinda brutal. I can tolerate a little chill in the air, especially during college football season, going to some tailgate parties during the fall is awesome, and the crisp air is absolutely okay with me, but like I said before, when the dead of winter arrives, then that’s when I’m like this is COLD and I just want to stay in the house, have some hot cocoa and read or draw until Michigan thaw out again.

The oldest thing I am wearing today is my wedding ring that I have had for 16 years and it’s more beautiful as it was when my wife and I first purchased it. It is a symbol of our love, our unity, our commitment to our marriage and I cherish it with all my heart.

Be a little more disciplined in my day to day endeavors, pertaining to knowing when to put my phone down at a certain time in the evening, picking up a book that I’ve been putting on the back burner. That one small decision can go a long way in improving my life. What about you…