I have been reading this thread and find all of the back round interesting and I feel I know you guys better. CHEERS for the suggestion.

The whole “Who am I” deep thoughts, good answers, and everyone is right in my opinion. I think I lean towards;

“We are the sum of all our attitudes and rights and wrongs. The lessons we have learned and how we incorporate them into our daily living.” —man now my head hurts!

So here is what I shall add.

I am the third son of an Episcopal minister and my mother is a nurse. I have two older brothers. Age spread of 4 and 6 years. I remember rough times, as well as the good.

My motorcycle bug hit me when my cousin took me for a ride on his Bomadere Can-Am 175 Enduro. I was hooked and he became the coolest cousin in history!

I grew up and it was not until Jr. High that a friend had a Honda trail 70 that I got to actually drive. In the middle of this and becoming an adult I was a heavy metal fanatic, OH wait, I still am! I became best friends with a guy who helped me to play guitar. I tell people I suck at it but I love it and it makes me feel good. A few no where jobs after high school which led to joining the Navy. Lots of good friends made, stories told, and hangovers shared. I learned a good trade (aviation metal smith), then learned a better one (Non-destructive inspections) and now 20 years of service later I am an Ultrasound inspector for Bell Helicopter. I have a wife who, like others have mentioned, is great and has somehow put up with me and my slight imperfections all this time. My 3 kids make me proud and they all love to ride with me. I highly value honest friendships. When I meet a new person, I don’t pretend to be something I’m not. What you see is what you get. I will end this with a movie quote I have always liked from 1985’s Silverado. Kevin Kline’s character Payden.

“I always figure you might as well approach life like everybody’s your friend or nobody is; don’t make much difference.”

Cheers!

Mal: "Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun?{ref, Jayne} Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really, it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting."