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ry, journalism, math, philosophy, photog- raphy, pottery, you name it! If there was a subject I wanted to learn, I signed up for yet another class. My drive to succeed as a person opened up the doors to infi nite interests. Weather, geography, painting, gardening, construc- tion & more. All sub- jects I learned have become useful tools of my ‘personal suc- cesses’ and in gen- eral...my life.

The term ‘under-

Santa Rosa, CA. ~ A long time ago, when I was a young boy, I was given the name ‘Underdog’ by one of my mother’s friends. I think she meant it as an endear- ing name for me...I think. Later on in life, some 20 years

later, as a young adult, I had a conversation with her about why she called me that(she has since passed). She told me it was because

if anyone would

make it in life and turn out ok after challenges I’d been go- ing through, just growing up, it would be me. She said, “You cried a lot and always seemed to be having challenges. I wasn’t sure you would turn out like you did.” I asked her, “Did I do alright for myself? (not that it really mattered because I knew I did)”, and she said, “Well,

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sure you did!” I was an emo- tional child my mom tells me. With four other siblings she noted, I was always trying to compete and to get attention. I don’t really remember a lot of the details, but the emotions were trapped in me into young adulthood and became my driv- ing force to succeed, or to do something meaningful with my life. Always I remained posi- tive. That’s all I had! I rode my bike over all the hills and road through the entire Sonoma County to work off excessive energy. I hiked, I climbed rocks on Mt. St. Helena and in Tahoe. I played frisbee golf, regular golf and went swimming, all while taking courses in college toward my own personal interests, i.e.: art, television production, histo-

dog’ really has no meaning to me be- cause I never saw

that I was going to be a predict- ed loser, or failure, yet, as I was growing up, it was thought by others that I might. As time went on, I was gifted

an apology by various people from my past who said, ‘I was wrong about you’, ‘I used to pick on you on the bus on the way to school because you talk- ed to much and it bothered me’. I told them, “It’s ok, I was just being myself, and even as a kid, I loved life with exuberance, and even more now. Without these character shaping experi- ences, I would not be the per- son I am today, and I know it sounds strange... thank you!” May this issue fi nd you well!

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