The Texas Bohemian

I am an observer. I look, listen, and learn from everything. I refuse to believe anything that cannot be verified. and must look truth,as ugly as it may be, square in the eyes.
Most people live in a world they define with limits, rights, wrongs and reasons. They live in a self-defined box. But a few people cannot justify living in a box. Belief and reality conflict. Reality is skewed and confusing for every human but for those who refuse to have reality dictated to them by others, reality is all there is. I live in reality. If you do not understand what I mean you will never understand me.
We are who we are. Our personality, passions and pursuits are guided far more by a thousand years of genetics than it is by anything else, be that religion, experience or choice. The only legitimate struggle for any person is to understand who we are and how we fit themselves into the world we live. Anything else is a waste of time.
My writing has always been an effort to figure out who I am, what the world is, and where I fit in it. I believe in honesty and truth, no matter where it takes us, who it offends, or how unattractive it may be. I"m never apologetic, often inconsiderate, sometimes deliberately unkind or unpleasant. Whether it's a travel piece, a news story or whatever, tell the truth, be direct, pull no punches. Anyone who fluffs their stuff to sell it is a greedy coward, a cheat and a liar.
At present I am living at home with a wife and two kids. I've cooked burgers, driven trucks, done welfare casework. I've managed restaurants, been a maintenance mechanic and worked as a radio DJ. I have a degree in history with training in an assortment of areas from advertising to legal writing. I've written articles, essays, short stories, poetry and books. I have an insatiable curiosity. I'm a perpetual student.
I love travel, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, Ziegenboch, hanging with people that are not offended when I am myself.