Are you a leader or a follower? Leader Perhaps I am the eldest of three sons and from an early age I felt compelled to take care of my two younger brothers as my parents as far back as I can remember were drinkers and very often incapacitated. It was a difficult childhood and I…

Las Vegas

What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why? I came to Florida twenty years ago and it was five years before we made a visit to Disneyworld. I was not looking forward to it. It would have been my first visit to a theme park but it actually went well and…

A Conundrum

What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? My wife and two adult kids bring me a lot of concern but through it all the sun always shines. I take my family as one everyday thing. Although they are to me much more than a collection of people. These guys are angels. I have…

Maths

Describe something you learned in high school. I hear nowadays a call to eliminate Maths from the curriculum. Maths is hard and requires a lot of brain power and discipline. These two factors alone should show us why Maths is important. To dumb down maths so we can balance a check book gets away from…

Joe Clay

If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? Days of wine and roses. Jack Lemmon played Joe Clay a successful advertising executive. The story is about the decline of a good man who falls prey to the evils of drink. I don’t want to be Joe but…

Small Animal Guardian

What job would you do for free? I have a number of pets that I keep indoors and outdoors. Not a massive amount but recently we had 5 cats, four ducks and 8 rabbits. Wait? Was it 12? Anyway we are down to a duck, rabbit, cat and a temperamental dog. Yes. I would like…

Only One For Me

What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most? Soccer. Being a Scotsman it’s the one sport I can follow without getting confused. It’s a wonderful spectacle “The Beautiful Game” and for me at least all the drama on the soccer speech is what keeps me glued to the screen. Although Olympics soccer is nowhere…

Take Out The Trash

How would you improve your community? Keeping your area clean and tidy is important in giving visitors a positive impression when they come to visit. People passing through will notice the difference between a well kept neighborhood and one that is a bit on the rough side. It has to be a collective idea to…

Fear

How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? I wore a mask from day one. No regrets but looking back if this scenario repeats itself I would not bee so diligent but ultra careful. My wife is an RN and had to put on full body gear when she was…

Thinking

What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? I wake up from deep sleeps realizing this is a new day. And nothing in previous days is real or exists any more. I start with a clean slate and a quick prayer that I do not have intrusive thoughts…