Hi, My name is Mark. I grew up in the ridge and valley region of East Tennessee. The Great Smoky mountains loomed to the east of me and the cumberland plateau rose to my west. I said I lived the life depicted in STAND By Me. I could not believe it when I saw the movie. I told my wife that Stephen King had been following me through childhood. LOL. My earliest memories are my dog Brownie, and my brother and sisters all being at home with me. Since my oldest sister is 16 years older than...

Ok, not sure how to use this medium, I would like to have a continuance of my last entry. In case you haven't noticed, this journal is written as the thoughts occur to me. I am not going to go to the trouble of grouping it at all. Live with it.