I am not new to Blogging, but this thread is. I am going to start this thread with a bio which I hope will help you put some of my future posts in context.
I was born in 1965
I enlisted in the United States Air Force where I served for about 2 years before getting sick and being discharged. I am a disabled veteran, with a service connected disability due to that illness. My diagnosis is serious and persistent Manic Depression or as they call it now Bipolar Depression. This illness has prevented me from maintaining stable gainful employment. However, throughout the years I have been able to find ways to be a productive member of society. (Below I will share with you a list of many of my volunteer works.
These days my illness has become to unstable to maintain the level of volunteer work I once did and is limited to simply helping at events here and there. I do occasionally work in the HVAC industry when work is available and I am stable enough to do so. Throughout the years I have sporadically returned to college, I have earned 5 associate's degrees and nearing completion of a bachelor's degree.
EDUCATION
- Certificate - Festival and Event Management
- AS - Computer Science
- AAS - Computer Programming
- AAS - Small Business Management
- AAS - Education
- AA - Latin American Studies
- BA - Education (Incomplete)
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
- 1986 - 2005 Jaycees, Major Roles, President Rosemount and Inver Grove Heights Chapters, State Level Program Manager.
- 1994 - Present Moose Lodge
- 1998 - 2008 Lions Club, Major Roles, Secretary and President
- 2000 - Present AmVets, Major Roles, Post Commander and State Department Roles.
- 1997 - 2008 Inver Grove Heights Days, President from 1999 - 2007
- 2009 - 2015 Comunidad Latinas Unidos en Servicios (C.L.U.E.S.) ESL Teacher
These days I spend my uptime doing various project in and around the house. In 2007 I started a 2nd story addition to my home. This addition has included completely new, sewer, water, Electrical and HVAC. This project is on-going. Many of my blogs will be about this. The other this I do is tinker and create. I will be blogging on this topic as well.
I have a YouTube channel and a Website. Feel free to visit them. Subscribe to my YouTube channel while you are there.
Well, that is it for this About Me intro. Until later.
