Now a day, the computer has become my toy of choice thus leading me to the creation of my web site which started out as something to do with my spare time and has grown to what you see to day. 99% of which I learned on my own, I still have a long way to go but I have built 3 PC’s for my own use which I found really easy to do. I started using the computer back in 1978 while in the Navy doing simple Data Entry and running reports on a Wang Computer and I have to tell things have come a long way since then. The portable disk was about 18 inches in diameter and 3 inches thick that I would lock in to the drive unit.
I’m on the Net everyday now, I’m not addicted to it I just love it so much, well ok maybe I am. But the beauty of it is I can now keep in touch with everyone and share with others I never see but have never forgotten. My web site is now a full time job for me. Keeping it up to date consumes a lot of time but that is what is needed since it is only me working on the site. My only regret is that I never took classes to get credit for all I have Learn in the I.T. field.
When I think of the thing I like to do the first that comes to mind is driving. To me there is nothing more relaxing then getting in a nice powerful car and hitting the road. It doesn’t matter where I am going or how far it is, I just want to go! When I had my car, a 1972 Mustang Mach 1, she was my baby as most cars are to guys. To me nothing was better on the road than my car was. Powered with a 351 CJ $V engine, (5.7 Liter) Top Loader 4 speed and 3:50 Gears it pushed out 450 horse power at the Rear Wheels after I was done with it. Well I was never really done because there is always something else I wanted to do with the engine. I read some where, “My car will get me thought times of no woman, better then a woman will get me thought times of no car”, which I found to be true, if you live in the States and you don’t have a car, well you can give it up because as a guy your life will truly be in the pits. Here in Singapore, it’s a different story to some degree. While most people here don’t have cars due to the high prices it is not that big of a deal. But you talk to the ladies and oh yeah it makes a difference if you have a car or not. So maybe things are the same?
Next has to be my stereo which I slowly assembled over the years I was in the Navy. Being someone that loves music and great sound, “the beast” as I call it, and she can really crank out some serious sound. Since everything was bought overseas I was ably to buy top of the line components. In time I build a special entertainment center to hold each of the 9 components in there own cubby hole along with space for the CDs, VCR taps, cassette tapes and records.
When it comes to sports, well here is where I really suck, I was never any good and any of them and really never wanted to be either. I like watching but when it comes to playing the only one I was good at was Volleyball. Bowling, which I don’t call a sport I am fair at with a 135 average and my highest game being a 212 back in 1998. I had two bowling teams while out on Diego Garcia with members from the department named, “Don’t Know” and “Still Don’t Know”, we took second place the league and third the following year.
If there is anything I really miss about not living the states that I really miss the most it has to be having a car to work on or owning a fast car. I loved going to the drag races in Irwindale ot old track in Orange County (forgot the name now) and I really loved going to Pomona California for the NHRA Nationals and always wanted to go to a NASCAR car race. I do like foreign cars but nothing in my book compares to good old Detroit Muscle.
Well that about covers everything I have, so now you know a little about me!
