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My Mother and Father owned a small shoe  store in which all us kids worked.  I began working on the farm from day one that we moved there, which was when I was 7 years old.  I started in the shoe store when I was 12 years of age.  Working in the store and on the farm taught me many things about life. good things I believe. I played basketball in high school and college.  [ I am 6'6" ]    After learning the "proper" ways of partying:), and doing just enough studying, I finally graduated at the age of 27..........  At the age of
21, I contracted an eye disease, from  which I almost went blind.  It changed my life to say the least.  It also made studying a bit tough.  What it would take the average person an hour to read, it took me 6 hours..............but with patience and perserverance, I did get through school.  At the age of 28, I came home and ran the family shoe store for about 12 years, which was also an excellent learning experience. After years of preparation, I then decided to run for the US Congress.  Let me tell you.  There's a BIG
difference from talking about running for an office and DOING it.  Especially, a major office.  why? Because the day that you "actually"  start to run for an office, is the day that you actually start to threaten the "powers to be".  and they do NOT take that lightly............
My campaign lasted only a few weeks, but learned PLENTY !!!  talk about an eye opener.................I worked a few years ago as a security guard at a large apartment
complex for 1 1/2 yrs.  I got shot at once and had bottles thrown at  me several times, but overall, it was one of the most rewarding things I've ever done.I then worked with troubled youths  for 2 years.  Needless to say, I got an upclose and personal look at
what is known as the "system" by those who work in the field.  The kids
I was able to handle, but some of theso-called adults were a little tough to deal with.  I found that that there are a lot of people, who are very troubled themselves, working with troubled youth.  talk about the blind leading the blind...............this was a case of the screwed-up, trying to help the screwed-up....................did it work?  what do you think...............I am currently working in the family clothing store and remodeling my
house. I have been "unofficially" married once and "unofficially" divorced
once.I began investing years ago and rode the market up and then rode it down.  I am more fortunate than many wholost everything.  I still have enough left to be comfortable, but most importantly I learned the lesson that money does not make one happy.  It can only give options.  options that  we may already have and just be to blind to see.
I feel extremely fortunate to live in such a great country, but I also realize that if we don't wake up to what our politicians are doing and have the courage to do something about it, that we won't have a great country for much longer.  For some reason that God has never told me about, He gave to me an intense desire to understand politics and the way it "actually" works.  Not to mention the desire to do something about it.  I have
no clue as to the effect that this book will have on people, but I hope and pray that it helps at least a few.  Is it possible that this book would help people see how to make life easier for themselves??????????  is it possible that this book could cause a movement that would instill an honest government...................who knows.  anything is
possible.  remember; Change is constantly occurring:)