I really enjoyed the concerts we went to and the tunes we rocked out to in your customized minivan back in the mid ’70s! It was almost a chapter out of a John Mellencamp or a Bruce Springsteen song!

Thanks for the memories!

Cheers,

Mark

Despite your secret email account, I know this comment belongs to you! It was a blast from the past (1974 through 1976), during the period immediately after graduating from High School through my first two years at Michigan State University.

To paraphrase your original comments (yes, I’m the editor here) we both joined the Marine Patrol Division of the Genessee County Sheriff Department in Flint, MI, as seasonal Marine Patrol Officers and Search and Rescue SCUBA Divers.

In our off-duty time we often enjoyed pepperoni pizza at Mario’s Pizzeria and a drink or two along with it. The story you mentioned almost killed me on that cold, winter night in December, 1974…and that episode was the genesis of my decision to take the road less traveled in life.

I’m glad to see that you’re doing well, Tim! Thanks for stopping by and checking in with me…35 years later!

Cheers,

Mark

Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughts! You have enlightened me with your gentle spirit, and I have learned so much about the beautiful culture of your people and homeland of India through our friendship! Our world is a closer and more interactive world than it has ever been before, which gives all peoples an opportunity to foster increased awareness, understanding and love across the miles that separate us!

Thank you so much for your beautiful words; and please extend my love, blessings and greetings to your family, Abheek!

Cheers,

Mark

A big HELLO for you and family from India. It is indeed a fascinating experience to enter ‘your world’ (or My World..or Our World..should I be so impertinent to say so!..) to have the opportunity to share a few thoughts passing by the mystic lane of Life. Our Eastern Masters and Saints and Prophets teach us ABUNDANCE in minds, to be WEALTHY in our souls and SERENE in our spirits. The depiction of Nature’s Abundance, Magnanimity of thoughts, Luminous Relationships and Innate Tranquility of this ‘WORLD’ brings out the ETERNITY and Sublimity to make us believe that Every Soul Is Potentially Divine, powered by The Divine Grace in perfect synchronicity with Nature. The pictures taken are Within Us as what we perceive Inside reflects Outwardly in our every single vision. Wisdom springs out from the abyss of Nothingness and graces us with Silence…just like the picturesque Silence Of Austerity projected through your Inner Projector to bless us with the Snaps of Our Inner Beauty and Elevation.

Thank you Mark for a flowing friendship amidst all your preoccupations
as I think, we the Brothers and Sisters in Our Divine World should become Connected in Space, Time, Manners and Unconditional Love…simulating what Mother Nature bestows upon us EVERY SINGLE MOMENT!

Our Love goes out to you and to Everyone you know in this Beautiful World…may the Lord Bless you in your endeavour in your quest for Peace, Love and Raised Consciousness in Humans to help them really to pursue The Only Mission to Know…Who we Are and…From Where do we Come From…so as to gain Ultimate Wisdom to Merge with our Father and Emerge Infinite and Eternal !

My sincere regards and gratitude again!

Abheek

Kolkata, India.

Thanks for your question and interest in my family photos archive! I researched your questions with our family “historian” and sent you a personal email with his suggestions. I love the internet and how it brings people closer…from all around the world! Say hi to Andy and his family for me!

Cheers,

Mark

Thanks for the question. When I started the blog, my principle focus was to tell my personal story and have a place to post all of my writings. At the time my wife made the decision to remain a private person and not have her photos posted, and I respect her decision for that – the internet isn’t for everyone. If she ever changes her mind I’ll go back and add in her pictures through the years. This month it will be our 25th Wedding Anniversary!

I look at the internet from a historical perspective, and if I don’t tell my own story, no one ever would or could piece it together on their own…sort of like the 480th saying, “The first one to the white board after the sortie wins the debrief.”

Thanks for staying in touch through the years!

Mark