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Relationship

Married. Interested in meeting people for friendship and meeting people for networking

Hometown

Edmond, Oklahoma

Places I've been

AR, MO, KS, NE, TX, NM, AZ, CA, NV, UT, CO, GA, AL, FL, TN, KY, IN, NC, OH, OK, Mexico, London, Paris

Education

• UCO - Edmond, OK, Fine Arts, English, Education - 1947 to 1951

Work

• Uncle Sam, Soldier - 1945 to 1947
• Boeing - Wichita, Illustrator - 1951 to 1952
• Hawthorne School System - Hawthorne, NV, Junior High School Art Teacher - 1952 to 1953
• Northrop Aircraft - El Segundo, CA, Illustrator - 1953 to 1954
• Westside School District - Quartz Hill, CA, Elem. Teacher - 1954 to 1956
• Lancaster School District - Lancaster, CA, Elem. Teacher - 1956 to 1971
• Joplin R-VIII - Joplin, MO, Elem. Teacher - 1971 to 1987
• SELF EMPLOYED, Bed and Breakfast Owner & Co-host - 1988 to 1996
• SELF EMPLOYED, Bed and Breakfast Owner & Co-host - 2006 to 2011

Military

• U.S. Army - 1945 to 1947
  Division: Armored
  Rank: Corporal

More about me

     I'm  84 years old and retired 24 years from a 34-year teaching career.  My lovely wife, Marge, also a retired teacher, and I live in Joplin, MO where we own a tiny bed and breakfast. We have been open five years and thoroughly enjoy hosting guests.  We continue to make new friends, thus enriching our lives.  View  our website: www.bitofedenbnb.com

     Recently I discoverd a new art form, developing rocks' personalities.  See my slideshow:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31359269@N03/sets/72157626219088080/

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     I discovered from the Chinese Zodiac that I'm a Fire Rabbit.  

THE FIRE RABBIT 1927 AND 1987

Fire adds an unspoken magnetism and mystery to the Rabbit. These creatures have a burning desire to get out there and live life to its fullest. They are active and adventurous and love anything that sparks their creativity or curiosity. They can throw tantrums here and there, if provoked, but most of the time they work very hard to avoid conflict or unpleasant confrontations. Fire Rabbits are charming and tend to push their emotions into the backs of their minds, but will speak up if necessary.

     My education began with two years in an eight-grade, one-room country school.  Most often I rode to school, a distance of two and a half miles on a horse behind an older brother.  In nice weather my sister, Mary, and I walked.

     The remaining years through highschool were spent at the demonstration school on the campus of Central State College, now UCO, in Edmond, OK.

     Throughout life my main interests, other than teaching, have been centered around art and art-related activities.  To view artwork click on the following: 

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/31359269@N03/show/

     For the most part, life has been rich and rewarding.  It has been marred by losing two of our three children to diabetes.

Favorite Movies

THE HUMAN COMEDY, NOW VOYAGER, MILDRED PIERCE, A MAJORITY OF ONE, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE, BEING THERE LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER, THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR TIM

Favorite TV Shows

CNN, WHEEL OF FORTUNE

Activities

Walking, Gardening, Landscape design, Art, Woodworking, Home Improvement, Masonry, Home Decorating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I have a gallery on FineArtAmerica with Prints for Sale. If interested check the following link: view link . . .

Favorite Charities

Goodwill, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Souls' Harbor, Diabetes Assn.

Favorite Music

Classical and a few hit tunes of the late 30s, 40s and 50s.

Favorite Books

THE HUMAN COMEDY, NOW VOYAGER, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, KING'S ROW, LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON . . .Books by: Steinbeck, Pearl Buck, Taylor Caldwell, Olive Higgins Prouty, Booth Tarkington, Michener, Paul I. Wellman, and many others . . . . COLLECTIONS: James Oliver Curwood, Rex Beach, Harold Bell Wright, Olive Higgins Prouty, Kathleen Norris, E.P. Roe. . .. . . KID BOOKS: Standard children's classics, Horatio Alger, TOM SWIFT, Zane Grey, WIND IN THE WILLOWS, TRUMPET OF THE SWAN, THE BIG WAVE by Pearl Buck, BLACK AND BLUE MAGIC, FLIGHT OF THE DOVES, FIVE CHILDREN AND IT, TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS, GIFT OF MAGIC, THE MAGIC TREE and Other Stories, George MacDonald books, and many more

Favorite Quotes

"God be thanked, the meanest of his creatures Boasts two soul-sides, one to face the world with, One to show a woman when he loves her!" . . ROBERT BROWNING . . . . . . PEOPLE by Charlotte Zolotow . . . Some people talk and talk and never say a thing. . Some people look at you and birds begin to sing. . Some people laugh and laugh and yet you want to cry. . Some people touch your hand and music fills the sky. . . . . . He drew a circle that left me out, Heritic, rebel, a thing to flout, But love and I had the wit to win, We drew a circle that took him in. . . . by Edwin Markham

Favorite People

My wife, Marge . . . . My brothers, all three passed on. Brother Jack, almost 93, passed away March 20, 2008. Now I'm the only one remaining in a family of seven children.

Favorite Places

Favorite places include Home, Southwestern and Western states. Also I love the Ozarks and the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.

Favorite Animals

My dog, and second best friend, Ulysses (Uly for short), our three-quarter-grown brat cat, Tommy Tuck, our free spirit cat, Rudolph Stapleton Scholastica and our third cat, Little Bit.

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