Being a "half-breed" I have had to walk a narrow road between two worlds,,,, I saw the futility of the "sitting on the rez" mentality,,,early on,,, also saw the stupidity and deceptive lies behind the "fight the evil white man" groups.
I went off to college,,, got bored went into the USMC as a pilot and around the world, and into war.
I found a curious factor in "choosing" the crappiest jobs that nobody else wanted,,, they were FUN and you got into the darnedest situations,,, I got a reputation for never refusing a deal good or bad,,,, kind of like the Jim Carey "yes Man" movie,,,, I actually tried to change that one career to save a marriage,, but it didn't work,,,, got divorced and that wife left me anyway... so I hammered out a medical degree, stayed in the reserves,,, 911 occurred and all hell broke loose and drug me back to war...
I retired, a couple more scars for character, and I will be back in no time,,, only slightly damaged.
One thing for sure,, I don't listen to whiners who say they cannot "change" their situation,,, they can,, they just don't have the guts to really do it!! They are right "it isn't EASY" but it can be done....I've done it.
The best revenge on an Ex wife is to become a Dr and marry a much more attractive wife than she was!!! I never gave up on life,,, still haven't,,, somebody is going to have to take it from me,,,,
slatten49 wrote:
I might add, this has been one interesting thread, for me, at least. The posts of individuals, and the exchanges between them, have been illuminating, for me, in that I am always enthralled with the knowledge of others on subjects I am somewhat lacking in that knowledge.
Although all are to commended, I find your posts, Ve'hoe,
extemely interesting. Your background is so diverse, and you are so forthright in speaking openly about everything, I am fascinated, often, by your input/insight.
I am concerned, however, about those militant girl scouts! :lol:
I might add, this has been one interesting thread,... (
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