colanetbiz's profile

If you read my history, you'll see that I have traveled extensively. You will also see that I been a public servant for most of my professional life. Whether that matters or not makes little difference, it is what I have done, and I regret very little of it.

This month I officially retired from the Columbia Fire Department. Congratulations are not necessary - it was not by choice. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in November 2006 and finally had to take a disability retirement this month. Rather than rewrite it here, you can read about my fire department career in the Disaster Preparedness group.

Although I am a born, bred, died in the wool "Johnny Reb", I married a Yankee from DeeeTroit and brought her back down heuh! Somehow, we have managed to raise 3 terrific boys - two now in college and the youngest an aspiring chef in his high school's culinary arts program.

"Now that I'm gettin' older so much older" (John Mellencamp), I'm trying to find ways to actually pursue some of the things that interest me. I've always been interested in sports cars and road racing - not a big NASCAR fan, though. I'm volunteering to work early next month at a 3 day race being held here at Carolina Motorsports Park. It's a process that I hope eventually leads to me pursuing an amateur racing career at age 52. I actually got to drive 3 laps at the course in Watkins Glen, NY. It wasn't high speed, but still pretty cool.

That's me right now. I'll add, delete, modify, cut, paste, chop, spindle, and mutilate as I see fit and the mood strikes me.