I grew up in Atlanta GA at a time when it was a quieter, simpler place to live. I graduated high school in Tennessee and started college, but I wasn’t ready.
After leaving college, I got a “Greetings” letter from my friends and neighbors drafting me into the U.S. Army. I trained for one year before going to Vietnam. I was wounded in combat and lost my left foot to a boobytrap. I believe that a handicap doesn’t have to be a disability. I continued to play tennis, golf, and earned a Brown Belt in Aikido.
I graduated from The University of West Georgia with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Humanistic Psychology in four years. I worked as a Master’s level psychologist for the State of GA before entering private practice. At 39, I left my practice to get a PH.D. at the University of Georgia and a year later earned my License in Psychology. I maintained a full time private practice until 2017 when I retired. During my work life, I authored multiple books and workbooks about Life Patterns, which, in my opinion, is the way life and behavior work.
Since retirement, I became a flyfisherman, built a bamboo fly rod and, in 2019, became a Certified Casting Instructor with Fly Fishers International. I love teaching casting and fly fishing around the country.
As a student of life, I believe every person has the right to find what generates their passion and makes them happy.
I am married to Jeannie, who is my partner in all things.
