Clay Thomas:  

Life Wow! What does one say after so many years? It seems to me that we are all often disconnected from friends we had when we were younger. I was looking through my school lists and it rather amazes me that I see names that I had not seen for years...maybe people that weren't friends but should have been...you know that person that was in the same class as you for all those years...familiar but never a friend and really should have been because there was no reason for them not to be. I must admit that I truly enjoyed leaving home at 18 and traveling the world. I still travel an awful lot and I feel guilty about it sometimes when I get itchy feet and can't wait to get on a plane to the Middle East or Europe, but that's me out chasing fame and fortune, toiling in the fields of the Lord...living my dream. But I'm not really about all that fluffy, cotton candy stuff. I'm a rampant conservative (not necessarily Republican because they've let me down), very much a capitalist, and an imperialist. All terrible things for you Red Diaper Doper Baby Liberals. For the moment I'm living in Houston again. Last year, I spent a great deal of time in Scotland, Dubai, and Canada. This year, only Ireland and Canada are on the schedule. I'm also getting EU cit...Expand for more