In my day, I’ve made my way as a bartender, a bus driver, and a pin setter in a bowling alley. I’ve been a janitor, a disk jockey, and a gas station attendant. I’ve been a towboat deckhand on the Mississippi River, a teacher at assorted colleges and universities, and a security guard—a movie studio once hired me to guard a haunted house. I’ve been paid to sing and paid not to sing. Seriously. A friend and I used to sing our tacky little songs in bars for tips and free beer. One night in an El Paso watering hole, a guy said, “I’ll give y’all five bucks if you’ll shut up and plug the jukebox back in.” We did, and gladly so. Hey, five bucks went a long way at the time. Most recently, I've been paid to write. There have been other gigs as well, too numerous to recount. My favorites are on the river, on the radio, in the ivory tower, and as a writer. 

       One common denominator is that, in all of these places, I’ve interacted with more good people than not. We find what we are looking for. I’ve always looked for the fun in life. When I got on Facebook years ago, I started writing little stories about the good things and the good people I’ve encountered. I try to write stories that help folks experience more fun, deeper meaning, and higher expectations. Again, we find what we’re looking for. If you look for what’s wrong with the world, you’ll find plenty of evidence. If you look for what’s good in the world, you’ll find plenty of evidence. It’s up to you. If you lean toward what’s good, you will enjoy my stories. By the way, looking for the good does not mean ignoring the bad. Looking first for the good, however, does put us in a far better position to deal with the bad and to find sane solutions to our problems. Don’t take my word for it. Don’t take anyone’s word for it. Try it for yourself and see.