Who Am I ?

Transparency and full disclosure

I have been on Substack now for a year or two I think. I am slowly figuring it out.

I am not here chasing the almighty buck and I have no desire to tie myself down to a newsletter. That requires a lot of publication work. It also requires that you commit to a regular publication that will interest lots of people and keep them coming back for more.

Who Am I is the question.

I am a writer/photographer/podcaster living in Goose Creek SC. After being laid off for the umpteenth time back in April of this year I filed for my Social Security Retirement benefits and was approved. Now I get a monthly check. Because it falls short of my last monthly income I supplement it by working a part time security job on the weekends between 6 pm and midnight.

I have worked in private security on and off for the last several decades. I post TikTok videos (60 seconds) and I call them Big Box Store Freak Show episodes. I see humanity at its worst and at the very least in awkward situations. I love to talk about those things on TikTok reels. They are funny for the most part.

I love writing here and on Medium. I like the Medium writing interface the most since it is simple and it is not surrounded by all the bells and whistles here on SubStack. I love writing about computer technology, parenting, hobbies, photography, podcasting etc.

I host three podcasts

• ABC’s of Parenting Adult Children

• Liberty and Gun Rights

• Father’s Refuge

These podcasts are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio and many of the podcast hosting providers out there. My parenting podcast has a website located at parentingadultchildren.org

I find that social media is a lot of noise. Everyone is online talking about this that or the other. Sell sell sell is the mantra of a lot of creators and influencers. Their sole purpose on social media is to sell their products and services. I get it, everyone is trying to make a buck and pay their bills.

Then there are those talking heads that wont shut up about religion and politics. More so politics than religion. You can not turn on the TV, Radio or the Internet without listening or reading people talking about the current political climate here in the United States of America.

There is a 24 hour news cycle that never stops. If you wake up at 3 am and turn on your TV to one of the major media outlets they will be yammering away about the previous political news stories. Then if that is not enough you have a front seat to the horrors all around the globe. Who bombed who, what mass shootings or knifing occured and where along with shocking video footage. They always say, this footage may be shocking to you.

I do not engage in religious or political debate. It is too exhausting. Sure, I have my opinions and view points but they are no more important than others that are out there. You do you and I will do me. Lets just all get along ok?

What the world needs is more love and acceptance. If a certain segment of the global population have been fighting and killing one another for the last two centuries then I say let them have at it. There is nothing anyone can do to stop it. Just leave them alone and let them do it.

I know that it is funny that I would want all of us to just get along. We have not been doing a very good job at that have we? We all love where we live (or not) and we all have our opinions and want to see things be better for everyone. Right?

There are only so many minutes in the day and my being in my 60’s has reminded me that in am living in the last quarter of my life. I have decided to be smart about what I consume and why. I want to leave a legacy that will long outlive me after I am gone. That is what is nice about being able to publish content on the Internet.

I want to spend my remaining time telling my stories and encouraging those people who come to read my stories or listen to my podcasts. I want people to find hope for tomorrow and healing for what ails them.

That is who I am.