I tried finding a subject to use after dark... Picked the Tree Leaves. Hmmm, oh well. Hey!... I know... what about this ? Or This ?
   Now I'm getting freaky.
 Stare into my eye...you are getting sleeeepy...
   This is me smiling.
   Hmmm..not too sure about this one. I played with the sharpness.
   And FINALLY(everybody say YEAH!!)

   I used a flashlight to focus on me in the dark then snapped the shot.

   Oh, remember my first bloom of the Angel's Trumpet? Here is a shot of the tree when it was in full bloom.

 Now that I told you some thing about me ...I wanted to show you something more private, maybe even weird.
 This is.... what I do in the bathroom.."BE WARNED".. someone saw Me. I can't breath, I need   Air..Ok..these are paintings I've done for my daughter in her favorite place to sing..the Bathroom.
 More paintings.. 1.. 2.. 3..Any body need a Sponge
 Now for the real photo's..two shots using a head statue at my moms...Alone ..Alone 2.

It all started on a Wednesday afternoon in 1971.  I was born.  I was quite the bathing beauty.  It was rumored I was a very mischevious child.  I don't know why they said such things.

I was raised in the delta region of Arkansas.  My family grew soybeans, rice and cotton.  Most of the toys my sister and shared were organic.  

I did an awful mean John Denver impersonation.  I enjoyed being on the farm.  

As I grew older, I loved being center stage.  And I was quite the fashionista.  My mom eventually quit taking pictures and made me the family photographer.  

Then came the dark years.  My late teens and early twenties.  I self-medicated myself to memory block.  During this time, my dad had an emergency quadruple-bypass heart surgery.  My mother died of a brain tumor.  I gained a lot of weight, enjoyed too many classes of alcohol...and had a very horrible hangnail.

Over the last few years I lost a dramatic amount of weight, found unconditional love and started taking my happy pills.

Bookends

So you think you want to learn about me?

Recently, I've been diagnosed with Bi-Polar disorder (sometimes called Manic/Depressive Disorder).  It explains a lot about my early adulthood.  Bipolar has several different types.  Mine is called "rapid-cycling" meaning I can change moods very quickly (sometimes in the course of the day).  These mood swings are very drastic and confusing.

At first I was very embarrassed, but I've grown to appreciate this as a liveable health problem (as one would view diabetes or hypertension).

There are two POLES a persons mood can swing violently into.  One is Depression.  This is marked by worry, oversleeping, and sometimes severe depression.  I become very pensive, embarrass easily, shy, fearful and sad.

The other pole is Mania.  This is marked by hyperactivity, excessive behaviors (worry, spending, sex) with little regard of the consequences.  I become creative, overtly sexual, and easily angered and irritable.

Rarely do I find myself at peace.  I generally feel rather discombobulated and fractured.  Although mental illness is no joking matter, I find humor is the best medicine (besides the Lithium - ha ha) and I believe others should feel free to ask questions and join in the fun with me.  I keep a sense of humor, stay hopeful and try to stay positive about the things to come.

Not much of a story to tell. I grew up in the Pigeon Hills of South Central Pa, which I guess explains my love of the woods. Worked as a supervisor for a paper mfg. co. for 33 years, was downsized to retirement, started a second career as supervisor for a packing co. and will be at it for a bit more.

I started my education in Greensprings School, second row from the left, third boy from the back
Greenspring School (BTW, the school had no running water or indoor bathrooms) I always had the latest hair styleHair

As most here know, Cindy is the center of my life Cindy My favorite snack is her cookies  Cookie A few fine kids, Chris the electrician is the guy in the cap on left, and Mandy in college standing next to him and their spouses kids A mother-in-law who I dearly love even though she is silly as a goose The Momma (What the hell made her buy that umbrella hat?) Cindy's grandmother who is a real sweetheart Cindy & Nana

The animals Gargoyle Flapjack Flapjack PrunesPrunes 2

I do like to have fun, and I am a pretty handy guy around the housePaulamouse the Artist

But, I do clean up pretty good sometimes too Paul & Cindy

All in all, just a country kid.

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Here I am as a baby. Here it's  1980 don't I look kool. Sometimes I can be funny or just plain crazy. Sometimes I go  blond or I go blad. I got married in 1985 . We have a beautiful daughter Ashley.Sometimes I have to wear   reading glasses while workin on my computer. Here's a pic of  my daughter & I . I once took a trip on a train. Here I'm with the employees of  Second Cup . Well enough about me Until next time.