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J.D. Means

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Born

in Youngstown, Ohio, The United States

September 07, 1956

Website

Http://millieandhoney.com

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Millie and Honey

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Young Adult, Fiction, Fantasy

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The early 1960s was a great time to be a kid. Everything was stable and most children had a safe and comfortable home. Everything was looking up and the future was bright with endless possibilities. The kingdom of Camelot was in full bloom.

I was born in Youngstown, Ohio (September 7, 1956) and was raised on a farm, where I did chores and grew a vegetable garden. We were far from rich, but we were not poor either. The second oldest of a family of five and the oldest male, I worked hard and tried my best to learn everything I could about everything.

Spending a lot of time reading in my early years I grew up with authors such as: Arthur C. Clark, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and even Douglas Adams. They filled my mind with wonderful far off pl The early 1960s was a great time to be a kid. Everything was stable and most children had a safe and comfortable home. Everything was looking up and the future was bright with endless possibilities. The kingdom of Camelot was in full bloom.

I was born in Youngstown, Ohio (September 7, 1956) and was raised on a farm, where I did chores and grew a vegetable garden. We were far from rich, but we were not poor either. The second oldest of a family of five and the oldest male, I worked hard and tried my best to learn everything I could about everything.

Spending a lot of time reading in my early years I grew up with authors such as: Arthur C. Clark, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and even Douglas Adams. They filled my mind with wonderful far off places, where danger and wondrous discoveries lurked around every corner.

During my youth, NASA launched missions into space and even landed on the moon. At that time, it was the childhood dream of most children, to become an astronaut and explore the farthest reaches of space and time. Television shows like; Lost in Space, Star Trek, The Outer Limits, Night Gallery, and My Favorite Martian, flooded air waves and every young boy stayed tuned in to the never ending supply of new adventures.

After high school, I enlisted in the Army and became an Airborne Ranger at Ft. Stewart, Georgia. It was an amazing time as we traveled to many places that I had only ever dreamed of, like: Panama, Alaska, and Germany. That is when I was bitten by what the Germanys called: Wanderlust! I fell in love with different cultures and different lands. My life as a gypsy had begun.

After the military I attended the Alabama Aviation and Technical College in Ozark, Alabama and graduated with honors, and received my Airframe and Powerplant License. This license became my passport to travel.

My first job in aviation was at Grand Isle, Louisiana, where I began applying my trade. Grand Isle was another bite of different cultures and I began writing about the Creole food and the Cajun people, which I met there. The different ways they spoke, their food, and their different mannerisms.

My next job took me back to Alabama, where again, my northern upbringing was assailed with a more laid back sort of living, where slow pace of life was governed more by the sun than a clock.

From there, I was offered a job in Germany. My lucky day! Living in Wiesbaden, was a dream come true. I could write travel logs about all the journeys that my family and I went on and what was even better, the internet was beginning to blossom so I had an outlet to let others know about the wonderful places we explored.

I could not wait till the weekend to map out a different castle, forest, fest or even a different country to discover. Weekends were a time of discovery and learning. All of Europe was at our fingertips. Where traveling a few hours, we could be in the mountains, on a lake, or in a different country, practicing the few words we learned of the language and discovering their food, their culture and their history.

While in Germany, I had to chance to deploy with the unit I was working with [5/6 CAV] to Saudi Arabia where I kept a journal of the daily events of the First Gulf War. After the war, I later typed it into my computer and e-mailed the whole experience to family and friends. I feel that this gave them a better understanding and appreciation of the hardships that the servicemen and women went through during that time.

After that, I went to Turkey with a small group of soldiers and civilians to a remote outpost near the ancient city of Diyarbakir. What an incredible history this country has, traced back to the Garden of Eden.

My rich exposés were filled with the Battles of Normandy in my next trip to Honfleur, France in 1995, where our maintenance team took care of the multitude of aircraft that flew in for the 50th anniversary of the Normandy “D” Day Invasion June 6, 1944. I was amazed at a ...more

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Our 4th Dog DUSTY

My wife has been in the hospital for the past few days and me and the dogs have been batching it. Not too bad. After spending the day at the hospital, I would stop by the market and get a few rotisserie chickens and TaDa! Dinner is served. A walk around the lake, a shower and off to bed, praying that my wife is feeling better.

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	Millie and Honey - The Blue Angel Planet 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Millie and Honey - The Incredible Instantaneous Interplanetary Adventure - Volume II - APPLEOPOLIS it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Millie and Honey - The Incredible Instantaneous Interplanetary Adventure - Volume I - CATATONIA it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars