Ducks

I am neither your average man nor am I some type of genius. There was a spate of time in my life that I was a drunk and I got what I deserved for being a roustabout. Once I got to the hospital about dead I thought I should probably find another line of life. After all, I damn near lost the one I had. Did coming that close phase me? Absolutely! What? you think I would start drinking again? Nah, and I didn’t need any meetings either. Once burned I learned. Simple.

I come here thirteen years from closing that part of my life. I had been productive before and I am again productive. Only this time I am working with computers, learning to code, and using my brain for learning instead of denial. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, and I got my sense of humor back also. Bonus!

Drinking began about twenty years after Vietnam. At first it was to quell the dreams. Then it got to be fun and habitual. Then it turned me from a fairly smart guy into a total dumbass. I’ve never been through a hell like Vietnam and, worse, coming home to rejection from so many. Depressed? I suppose so. Combat fatigue? No, I was ready to go again and maybe that had a lot to do with it.

Anyhow, I am here now and glad to be using my brain for something besides a beanbag. From here where will I go? I already have gone and have a few websites one of which is about software and how to install it. I decided to do this using a forum software that is pretty danged interesting. It took a couple of tries to get it on the server and working and I am glad I took the time. Everything takes time, have you noticed? Speaking of time, I’ve been around for seventy-seven years thus far.

Why I am doing this is strictly because I can. I learned after much failure and trial and error to code a website and that got me off and running. Writing is a thing I had not done in decades so relearning punctuation and grammar took a while. The thoughts, take them or leave them are mine. It has been a long and dusty road to get here. a lot of death a lot of this and a ton of that. This and that is what we all go through, right. If that is correct then we are well met. Enjoy this old vets writing. It won’t be here for fifty years so have fun with it while you can.

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