15th. | It's all worth it.

My dad is one of the hardest workers on Earth. As a kid, he was raised with the mentality they don't teach now-a-days. The workers mentality. Now me, I'm a big guy. Basically 6 feet tall, and can lift easily a hundred pounds. Keep in mind, I'm only sixteen years old. My dad? Not at all the same story. After he finally reached his full height, around his mid twenty's, he got to be around 5' 10". And never did he weigh any more than he could lift... ie: He's pretty skinny.At a young age, my father worked at the family car lot and at at his father's gas station. After he graduated from high school at the age of eighteen, he was drafted into Vietnam. Luckily enough, he never actually served -- but was sent home with high praise from his country's armed forces. After he got back home, back to the...

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14th. | Electronics

I don't have a cell phone -- nor have I ever really had any REAL interest in having one. I always figured it'd be cool, but why bother? I'm home schooled, so I don't keep in touch with that many people day to day -- only close friends and immediate family members. Sad, but true. And I'm okay with it. The only person in the house who has one, is my mom. And she doesn't use any of the extra features. Some people would consider me part Amish. I'd be inclined to agree. And because this life style is unknown to most people, and normally portrayed as a sad/uninformed character in any modern day fable, I'd like to real quickly explain it in extensive detail. For texting, I use Email. To update my blog(s), I use the internet. To call friends, I use the family phone. Simple, huh? I think you're catching...

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