Jerry O'Donnell:  

If you see a picture you'd like, email me and I'll send it to you ASAP. It was a rainy weekend when I started this so you should consider it under construction. If you'd like a photo removed for some reason, get back to me as well. I'll take care of it on the next rainy weekend. I'd like to thank Mitch Murry for connecting me with this site. (I think) Anyway, this is what I have so far... Now that I've hit my 50's and I look back, here's what I see. * I partied way too much and studied way too little in my teens. * I was way too idealistic in my 20's but it was a magical time where it seemed like all things were possible. Many were. * I was way too serious and worked way too hard in my 30's. * In my 40's, I stopped and took a long deep breath. I changed careers and became a science teacher. In my early 40's, one of my students turned me on to Napster (I downloaded 3000 of billboards all time top 100 before they told me it was illegal oops ...LOL) and started enjoying the simple things I forgot. * Entering my 50's I realized that, that old saying "you don't got nothin', if you ain't got your health," is true! Both my parents past away of cancer 10 years ago. It took awhile, but I finally quit smoking on New Years Day 3 years ago realizing that death by cancer was my fate if I didn't stop. I started working out again and while I don't think I could run the Boston Marathon like I did 30 years ago, I do run 3 miles 2-3x a week and lift weights a little as well on the other days. My wife Tana usually works out with me so we share that and she's in better shape than I am. I once went to a local High School with the idea that I'd wrestle around a bit, but left when no body wanted to play with me because I was too old. LOL I was 37 at the time. LOL I bought a kite (I still have it and promise myself to fly it soon) I move a little slower these days. I've learned that no matter how much money I make, it will never be enough to pay off all my bills because I'll just buy more expensive stuff that I don't really need in the first place. I've had more and much less but it really comes down to how big of a house you want to live in and how fast you want your car to go. While we all need money, it is true that money doesn't buy happiness. However, a little bit of it sure makes happiness a little easier to find. :)There's a song lyric that comes to mind, "the secret is not getting what you want but wanting what you have". I like that! Of course, I haven't mention kids college tuition or their never ending need for the color green. However,...Expand for more