Author Description

My Journal began in 1984 as handwritten notes which I later added to my computer as simple text files. Once I had that wonderful tool available and I began typing, keeping the daily notes became easier as my typing skills improved and the habit became ingrained. Reading through these journals will give anyone a view into my life, the people I knew, the relationships I have had, and my motivations as I knew them at the time. My records from my past are not intended to be literature, but are more a conversational documentation of my days. Once I accepted that is what they had become, it was easier to decide that maybe these Journals can be kept after all and that perhaps someday they may find a purpose. All the entries are just as they were originally entered each day. The only editing has been to correct most of the uncountable typos. Everything written is true to the best of my observation and ability to interpret, remember, and reproduce. Together, the Journals contain images to augment the text, and all were scanned from my photographs. Throughout, there are secrets. Some are small and some are not happy events, but they are here. There are also some that are intentionally hidden and well worth discovering for anyone looking for the “missing pieces.” This is my book about me. In this volume, 430 pages.