First, the not such weird stuff:
Having lived in Michigan, New Jersey, Boston and Chicago, I’m now living the semi-retirees’ dream in full panoramic view of the Colorado Rockies. My original wife hasn’t left me yet, and my 4 kids have so far produced 6 grandkids. They all have dogs, which is why I have none.
There is a lot of detritus is included about my obscure but strange life, The oddities are all filed under “Weird Stuff About Phil.”. How I completed my Army service without once picking up a weapon, escaped from prison over 100 times, and married a Moroccan princess.
Politics (right-of-center), International Affairs (an internationalist, but not a globalist,) and Faith (without Jesus, I’m for sure going to hell) are where most of the serious stuff lies. I also love travel, baseball, and college football. And my wife.
The oddities are all filed under “Wierd Stuff About Phil.”
The basic mostly boring data:
Born in Holland Michigan, attended Holland High School, graduated from Hope College, lived a year in the Newark African-American “ghetto,” survived the 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, worked as a medic for Walpole State (a prison, definitely not a university!), a few other companies, got married to the most honest person I ever met, did a year at Moody Bible Institute, home-schooled 2 of my kids, retired from FedEx (25 years) , spent 4 years driving big rigs in Chicago (you know those torn-up low-clearance bridges…?..), retired to Colorado, taught advanced math and reading to 5th-graders (yes, as a matter of fact I am smarter than….), and love hiking in the high country as long as I can get in a real bed at night. My favorite quote on that subject is from Bob Wentz:
“I have never slept in a sleeping bag. ….. Spent many a night in one, but never slept in one.”
