Joseph Warren:  

I believe I have been one of the most fortunate people to ever walk the planet. I have been blessed with good health, was born into a time and place where I had the opportunity to rise as high as my dreams and abilities could take me. (Think about those who were born 10 years before us in Europe). Being born into a family that created an environment which allowed me to enjoy my childhood and not having to cope with adult issues before I was an adult was a special blessing. I became especially aware of this when I was teaching high school and working with young people who had to deal with some profound issues in their families and life. I've had incredible adventures, met many interesting and wonderful people, have had some amazing friends and am still raising cain at 72. The Grateful Dead song Truckin had a line which said, "what a long strange trip it's been." I'm sure that some others of our generation as well as myself can identify with. I had 4 marriages (the 4th has worked) 3 sons (2 which I raised as a single parent), many different jobs including construction work, teaching, bartending, writing, working with a band as a live sound engineer and driving a truck. I went to several schools growing up in Michigan and in Florida. I spent time living with my parents and with my aunt and uncle due in part to my Mom's health issues and the fact that I was such a handful. (My wife claims that I still am.) I even went to a one room school house in the north woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I have lived in Florida, Michigan, Utah and in Canberra (A.C.T) Australia. I've been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to travel to s...Expand for more