Thomas Jones:  

Where to begin???? When I left high school I tried a semester of college and realized that wasn't where I wanted to be right then---just too many hills to see behind / too many mountains and rivers and oceans to cross. Just couldn't stop myself for a while. Eventually, after six years in the navy, I slowed up and got married and was blessed with two healthy daughters. I spent two more years studying at Johns Hopkins until I felt like I could truly support a family.(If that is ever truly possible) Lots of different schools and different jobs since then.I've run A CVS and a grocery store. I've refinished 7 ton titanium drums for the electronics industry. I drove for Fed Ex for six years.I spent ten years negotiating contracts for a precious metals company.(I guess I've done a lot of different things but the bills have always been paid) I remarried in 1989 and adopted a son. He's turned out to be a pretty cool kid and I'm proud of him. Used to have a Rothweiller... We'd sit up on a hillside and watch the sun come up together. I'd be sipping my coffee while she leaned against me and checked her domain below.She passed on. I still miss her. I'm tired now but still want to stand on a mountain ridge and see how faroff I can see....which leads me to say we're relocating to western NC this spring or early summer. Well the move went well with all the things that can go wrong but ultimately finished. then a big freeze arrived and the pipes froze and the basement flooded and the computer drowned. It's all go good now.....Just lost touch with everyone for a long time. Much has happened and there's no way to cover it all. Often I thought about coming back but it was all changed and I suppose I did also. I about think about high school and get a little embarresed about my awkwardness and shyness. Wouldn't min...Expand for more