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| I was born and raised in Indianapolis Indiana. Prussian Father. Scottish mother. Low end of the middle class, or high end of the low class, I'm not quite sure. We were happy, energetic, content, and secure in my Dad's ability. I'm a father of three, Bethany 29, James 27, and Emily 25, and grand-pap to five; Jason, Makenzie, Sofia, Bradley, and Te'Anna. I don't define myself by my kids, as they are free moral agents, ...but they are the closest in my heart than any achievement possible or as yet reached. My third marriage, to Dr. Melissa R. Shyan-Norwalt, world class animal behaviorist, is working out well, and we'll be having our 10th anniversary next May, Lord willing. God knows I blew it the first two times. A guy deserves a break. I was a fair to midland student, school's #33, and #101, & Arsenal Tech H.S., Indpls, IN, suffering in the 60's with dyslexia. Back in those days it was called, ..."stupid". "Crazy". "Goffy". "Odd". "Offbase". "Slow". "Special". "Half a brick shy of a load". "Only one ore in the water". "Not the sharpest tool in the shed". I was told by a Japanese girl I liked in Kinder-garden, ..."You're different. You're not like us". And I ain't. First real job, ...Paper Boy in the magical mystical middle drive Woodruff Place, and mowing grass by age 10, lying about being 12. Then a Page at Spades Park Branch Library at 14 in '75, loving books and learning. I have friends that would take a bullet for me. Friends I can trust with my wife's ass, my back, and wallet. Time tested friends, that don't talk bad about me behind my back. They do it to my face, as it should be. 1. My Son James. Kid's made a lot of mistakes, and spent a lot of time paying for them, but NO BODY, has my back like "Lil' Buddy-O'-buddy. 2. Mrs. Marcia L. Franklin, Carmel Indiana. 3 & 4. My Brother's Andrew in Maryland, & Wayne in Ashville SC. 5. Greg Wood of Ft. Myers FL. 6. Dave Decker. Charlotte NC. 7. George Keller, Tullahoma TN. 8. Dennis K. Lair, Greenwood IN. Now, as anyone who's lived five decades can tell you. If you have three true and loyal friends, you are lucky. Look at me, I have 8. I'm truly blessed, and thank God for his mercy on me in these regards. Also hopeful for the Ministry, with the Independent Baptist's, (Baptist Bible Fellowship), from the time I was 14. I was called to preach at 15, and started yelling at everyone as soon as possible. :0) Sorry folks. I was a kid. ...Fighting my handicap, I read the Bible over 100 times, cover to cover, before I was 21 years old. Something very few Theologians with Ph,D's, Scholars, and students can say. I stopped counting at age 21, as it became "fleshly" and a sort of "spiritual competition". After the abandonment by and finally unstoppable, ... divorce from my first love Elaine, in '93, I was removed from the ministry against my will. Baptist have an unscriptural doctrine of; 'one wife only and forever for Preachers'? Whatchagonnado? Fight it, or move along? I moved along. Looking back I see that things don't go so well for a man who calls himself a Christian, a very generic term, since 500 ACE, ..and actually believes the book in any venue, be it secular, academia, or 'religious'. Jesus said it was going to be like that, ...guess I wasn't listening close enough? 'Nuff said. ...And spend about an hour each day possible since I was 40 playing the five string banjo. I'd started as a kid, but my Dad hocked my banger. I stopped pouting about it, got busy with learning and practicing, and in ten years, I've written five songs, and usually play my own compositions. Always independent. I love bluegrass, folk, neo-folk, just as much. I'm sort of a Rocker. Love the energy, and talent it takes to make good music. I've been a Army Infantry Airborne Soldier, knee deep in all that goes with, and hold four honorable discharges, many awards, and citations. But like Fatherhood, I didn't want to be "that guy" who never stops talking about his "Army days". So though very proud of my Military Career, when it was over, it was, ...over. I'm a proud, Staunch Patriot of the Old American Republic. It doesn't take long in the Service to realize -not all soldiers are Patriots of this Country. Not all by any means, but many do hide cowardice with decent. With 14.5 years of Service, I got out, as my children needed more attention, and the Army was becoming a New Age,Globally, Politically-Correct- Corporation. Or? It was always that, and I had too much 'apple pie', in my eyes to see it? "Change" for the sake of change, just to put a new power in place? Not me. I was a Natural Competition Body Builder & Power Lifter from the time I was 28-34 years old, and still work out in a limited basis. I like trekking through the wilderness, riding my motorcycle, and ice tea in a hammock. Been a stick framer with the Mennonites in Florida. Janitor, Roofer, Hod carrier & Brick layer. Electrician apprentice for my buddy Dave Decker in New Hampshire. Sub-contractor in many Carpentry fields. Prison Corrections Officer. Over the Road, Semi-Truck Driver. ILUNA Demolitions Construction worker, and Laborer for large . Lots of odd jobs in multiple construction fields to make ends meet, and every odd minimum wage job you can think of when laid off for the winter. I've delivered pizza's, dug ditches, e-Bayed, been a handyman, Installed ceiling fans, finished concrete, hauled refuse, paved streets and drive-ways, tele-marketed, and tried my hand, unsuccessfully at sales. Since 1999, I've been, primarily, a full time blacksmith (at first a hobby) & blade-smith. I love historical study, and accurate portrayal. Been a member of the American Bladesmith Society. I also work with motorcycle parts expertly fashioned out of damascus steel, and mokume gane. See [link] I am also into ornamental iron, like garden gates, candleabra's, pot hangers. I do, damascus banjo parts, rims, guards, tail pieces, plus all kinds of other utilitarian period camping gear like tri- pods, trammels, etc, in Viking, Pictish, Celtic, & Saxon cultures. I got the bug to do authentic historical portrayals in the early 90's, and do 1st century Gaulic Auxiliary subversively fighting Rome. Pictish Warlord fighting Irish Scotti, Norse, Saxon, Romano Strath-Clyde Brithon's, and other Picts. Scottish Crusader, 2nd Crusade, 1147 Hospitalar and Templar, and last but not least Jabobite Scot, of the Clan Hay in the '45. As my mothers side are Hayes, first of Scotland, and then Ireland, and landed in America in 1846. Before my heart surgery in 2003, I could pretty much live anywhere, and everywhere I wanted to, and O' I did rove. All the while never stopped writing my Heroic Fantasy Action Adventure tales of Lok the Hammer. I am, finally, a published heroic fantasy Author with two books to my credit, and ten more in draft. The Maqq'Kracken Kings, & Lok the Hammer, will be available late June of 2009, and The Maqq-Kracken Insurrection, and Lok the King by December also 2009. I'm nearing the big five O'. That's a little weird. I have no intention of quitting until the Lord, who I believe in, on, and with, ...and who knows me, ...calls me home. "For there is ONE NAME under Heaven, given amoung men, whereby ye must be saved". That name is Jesus. |
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- Current Residence: Cambridge City Indiana
- deviantWEAR sizing preference: XXL
- Interests: Historical studies, Bluegrass Banjo, Fantasy adventure writing, Draft horses
- Favourite movie: Taken, Bourne Ultimatum/Errol Flynn Robin Hood, Conan, Man on Fire, Jabob's Ladder, Saving Priv
- Favourite band or musician: AC/DC, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson,
- Favourite genre of music: Camp Meeting gospel, Bluegrass, Neugrass, folk.
- Favourite artist: Barry Windsor-Smith, Tim Conrad, Bernie Wrightson, Franzetta, Ken Kelly
- Favourite poet or writer: Robert E. Howard, Kellerman, Bernard Cornwell, Ludlum, Poe, Lovecraft
- Favourite photographer: Theodore Shyan
- Favourite style of art: Fantasy, Historic military, Celtic, Pictish, Viking, Scot.
- Operating System: iMac OS X
- Shell of choice: 12 ga Sabot, 308 Winchester, 7.62, 45 auto.
- Wallpaper of choice: Do they still make that?
- Skin of choice: Jewish.
- Favourite game: Halo, Rainbow 6,
- Favourite gaming platform: X-Box 360
- Favourite cartoon character: Bugs/Daffy Duck
- Personal Quote: Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
- Tools of the Trade: Hammer, Anvil, File, Forge, Iron.
- Website: http://www.hammerforgeandfile.com/
- Email: Wuffingas@earthlink.net
- Yahoo: bobnorwalt@yahoo.com
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