I finally got around to writing my \u201cabout\u201d for this blog. Part of the reason I procrastinated so long… besides the fact that I\u2019m just a procrastinator… is that I just didn\u2019t know what to put in here. I don\u2019t have any problem writing about my travels, adventures, or opinion… but writing about myself… that\u2019s a different matter. But here goes…<\/p>\n
I always wanted to write but was making too much money to quit my \u201cday job\u201d and take a chance\u00a0on becoming a writer.\u00a0I spent the first half of my life getting my education… going to college part time and\u00a0ending up with a Masters Degree in engineering. Now it was paying off. I couldn\u2019t bring my self to quit working as an engineer and leave the good pay behind.<\/p>\n
Well… circumstances caught up with me. Jimmy Buffett came into my life one morning while I should have been getting ready to go to work. That was the spark that started a change. Another of the things that came along was the book, \u201cSearching<\/span> for Kokomo-Diary of a Madd Cruiser<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u201d (You can find the book by clicking here<\/span><\/span><\/a>) Not long after that, I had a life-changing event… actually a couple of them. The short of it is that I spent most of my adult life on the work \u201cmerry-go-round\u201d trying to catch the brass ring.\u00a0 I discovered that life is way too short.<\/p>\n I wanted off the \u201cmerry-round.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 It took a bit of time to get my affairs in order… perhaps they really aren\u2019t in order yet… but finally I quit my day job to start writing full time. Kokomo Man was born. I started on my travels and adventures. Kokomo Man was a screen name I used to write about those travels and adventures. Now… it has expanded to include this blog.<\/p>\n I am still\u00a0cruising and going on as many adventures as I can. Some adventures are research for my writing and some of them just because I want to. I\u2019ll be taking you along on most of the trips. Some will interest you and others won\u2019t. Just the same, I hope I can put a smile on your face and share my adventures with you. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n Kokomo Man<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I finally got around to writing my \u201cabout\u201d for this blog. Part of the reason I procrastinated so long… besides the fact that I\u2019m just a procrastinator… is that I just didn\u2019t know what to put in here. I don\u2019t … Continue reading