Val Hogue:  

It's hard to believe so much time has passed since those relatively carefree days of HS. I know I'm getting old but I just don't feel it. In fact, I feel as though I'm only 24 and still not completely grown up. I know otherwise every time I look in the mirror. Amazingly, I still suffer from acne breakouts. And at my age! I've tried just about everything over time but nothing has really helped. Maybe I'll try a holistic diet soon. But then I'd probably have to curb my urge for bacon cheeseburgers and bourbon and water, so it's probably a non-starter. Oh well . . . After HS, I kicked around for a little over a year until I appeared on the radar screen of the Selective Service. Since I didn't want to get shot at I spent four years in Uncle Sam's canoe club. Afterward I attended Old Dominion University, received a BS and went to work for the federal government for the next 30 years. When I decided I'd had enough I "fired my employer" and became a man of leisure. I've never regretted it, nor ever will. I do, however, regret never having ...Expand for more