Chuck Berry took Nat King Cole's song "Route Sixty-Six" and gave us something to dance to in 1961, my senior year in high school. The song ended with these words: "Get your kicks on Route Sixty-Six."
Well, I turned 66 today and I am still getting my kicks through clean living and staying young in my mind. My body is trying to sing another song, but I keep nudging it and reminding myself how important it is to stay healthy in all ways: physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Bonnie treated me like a king, Brett took me to lunch, Becca called from France, Heather called from work, Skip emailed me, and grandson Nate sang "Happy birthday" to me on the phone. Emails came from friends, and all in all, it was a wonderful day.
Bonnie and I worked in the yard preparing a new 4'x8' raised garden bed, I mowed the grass, and we took a walk around the community. Life is good.
About Me
- FriarTuck43
- I was born in Texas while my father was in the Army, lived in Georgia with my mother during WW II, and grew up in New Jersey, via Staten Island, NY. I went to work in the Valentino Brothers grocery store in 1954, making 35 cents a day after school and $1.00 for 14 hours on Saturdays. I also received lunch and dinner. I have held a job most of my life since then. We moved to Springfield, NJ in 1956. I was able to finish 6th grade that first year, and graduated from Jonathan Dayton Regional HS in 1961. After a dismal college experience at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, I flunked out my senior year. I had always worked with my hands, and eventually got a job with Red Ball Freight Co. working on the docks on the midnight shift. I joined the US Marine Corps in 1965, serving in Vietnam from Jan 68 to Feb 69. I was stationed in California and North Carolina, where I was discharged in 1970 after 4 1/2 years of active service. Feeling called to ordained ministry, I returned to college and seminary. Remaining in NC, I have been here off and on since 1966. I am married to Bonnie. We have four adult children and one grandson.
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