Man in the Mirror!

OK... I have been criticised over the years for jumping from one hobby to the next! 

Maybe.............but what an interesting life I have lived. It certainly ain't boring talking to me in a pub and I can talk about any subject or hobby. 

If you look at my "hobbies", I have had hobbies I have stuck to for a number of years, Motorbikes and Field Sports. So that crushes all the critics, and also .....what the hell has it got to do with them....I am happy! I don't need to justify my hobby choices to anyone!

I stick at a hobby till I get bored, then move on. I can be influenced to try something new by something as simple as a TV advert! 

I was born in February, so I am an Aquarian, not that I am into Astrology. Just an excuse to get into artistic or creative things!

I left school at 15 without a single qualification, but spent the next 40 years at College and got numerous vocational qualifications, from engineering and welding.....to......computer programming! I was a motor mechanic for a while.....and built my own Land Rover and numerous bikes. I do get upset when my intelligence is questioned..... I am by no means thick!

I have a very easy going nature and in the past, so called friends, and family,  have seen this as a weakness and a way to exploit me, but I am now wise to all their scams! 

Family.........where do I start! I have always been the Black Sheep, I left home at 18 and had to survive on my own. I have never been close to any of the extended family.

I was very close to my Dad. I am really a chip off the old block, I denied this in my teens, and drifted away, until I eventually settled down. It is really scary how much I sound and act like him! He passed away in January 2009. 

My Mother....very dependant on me now Paul has emmigrated...nice to know I have my uses! I have ALWAYS helped my Mother. She has been invited EVERY  Xmas to my house! In the eyes of the "family", Paul was the caring son, Yeah Right!

I have a long suffering wife, Mandy. This is the marriage that everyone said would not last, it was doomed to fail, we have been together for over 20 years! SO how wrong could my critics be!

We now Foster children as a career. The family and friends think that Mandy chose this career etc.. HELLO! It was my idea and decision as well! 

I know this makes me sound bitter and obnoxious..but HEY! it's the truth, unlike the B***S**T that is written on FaceBook!