My life and how it was

In the beginning I was born, a product of the American stay in France, lived there and in the United States, and also in Germany. Yes, I was an army brat. I graduated high school in Karlsruhe, West Germany. Note, I date myself by saying West Germany, yes children, twenty years ago there were two Germany's. I came back to the US, had one semester in college, run out of money ( a recurring theme in my life} and ended up joining the Navy. I became a navy corpsman who left the navy after 10 years because I was tired of floating unhappily along the ocean or giving shots to sailors and marines, among other things, remember it was job not always an adventure. Got a history degree but didn't want to teach bored and sometimes angry teenagers, and you could not kick there dainty little butts as many so richly deserved so my degree was a waste that way except that I really like history and learning things at college. Learning for the sake of learning. what a concept. So that degree didn't help me make lots of money and become a rich powerful man that would ever show up on any TV show on VH1 or E! or even ,hopefully "Cops". So I had a varied career in the restaurant and hotel industry. OK, Ok, I drove for Domino's and worked in a no-tell motel at least we didn't charge by the hour. But I worked management in those type of jobs also but it was boring, repetitious and really no fun. I even tried trucking but I wasn't a good driver and they canned me rather quickly. Then that MS officially popped up. I say officially because I had the symptoms for years but they happened so slowly and I was both stupid, prideful, and lazy that I didn't really have it checked out until December of 2007, yes, I known typical male. The news is that an early diagnosis would not have changed a thing. In a way, this so-called disease, I prefer "condition" has clarified my life. I cannot work for an actual living so no stress, no pressure to succeed, no competition from anybody, some people thrive on that, I never really cared for it. So I can concentrate on doing what I enjoy and when I figure what that is, I will be happy to tell you all what it is. To round it off and to make it short and finish it off, I am overweight, have been since I left the Navy but I am trying to lose the pounds. I have stopped smoking but I still use a nicotine delivery system and it's not a patch so you guess what it is. I don't drink, I would have to be an alcoholic about to croak if I drank alcohol while having MS. I try not to be that stupid. I wear glasses, I have been since seven, can't blame that on MS. I am a bit of a smart-ass but people somehow consider me a nice guy, go figure. So have fun with your life, I'll try with mine. PS, I'm also single, never married and not gay, not there's anything wrong with that.

My Rules on Life.

1. All rules are subject to change because I change and my life changes and I have the right to change my rules if I want to.

2. If I follow my rules, fine, and if I don't who cares?

3. Life can suck and isn't fair. So get over it and quit whining about it.

3. People can be out to get you for their own reasons or they can go out of their way to do something for you. The trick is that it depends on how it affects them for their own purposes.

4. Everybody eventually dies and their death affects people in their own way. People can be devastated about a death because of their own self interest, not necessarily a bad selfish thing.

5. If I state the obvious, that's my thing. What may be obvious to one person is not exactly obvious to somebody else.

6. Self-interest is not a bad thing, it can be an important thing for survival.

7. A job is something I like to do not just for money.

8. Life can be fun but is usually boring.

9. Take things seriously if it affects how you live otherwise what's the point?

10. If you fall down, try to get up yourself because someday you might be alone and nobody could be there to help you.

11. Help yourself first, then try to help others.

12. It's OK to be emotional, it's not a weakness.

13. MS or many scars (look up the meaning of multiple sclerosis) is a condition, not the main thing in life.

14. A silver lining is a good way to look at life. 

15. Be nice and polite to people but don't let them take advantage of you.

16. Sex is just sex, fucking is just fucking but love is a totally different thing so try not to confuse the three.