I love technology, but...

I love technology. I love learning, doing, and presenting technology in a way that helps others to learn and grow. I love helping schools and children with technology projects like building websites, using laptops, and putting together PowerPoint presentations. I love other things too, allow me to share them with you in random bytes...

I love doing things that excite kids and making them smile; visiting with old friends who knew me when I was young; dinner out with my wife; old TV show re-runs of Gunsmoke, Andy Griffith, and Leave It To Beaver; listening to a Marty Robbins ballad; people with humility, free of arrogance; taking photographs; excursions in Switzerland; throwing the dice at a craps table; good sitcoms; family barbecues; swimming; reading a good story in the newspaper; morning coffee; boogie boarding in the surf; sushi; Times Square and Central Park; Southern hospitality; the Alamo and San Jacinto; South Padre Island; and walks with the dog.

I love driving to places I haven't been before; thunderstorms and the smell of rain; the view from atop Mt. Fuji at sunrise; going to an old drive-in movie; watching the History Channel; making others feel good about themselves; Block Island; drinking sweet tea in Houston in the Summer; the National Anthem playing at Yankee Stadium during a night game; movies like October Sky and The Green Mile; driving my Chevy 4X4 in the snow; skiing in Vermont; and lying poolside in Palm Springs.

I love wide open spaces; law enforcement; Clint Eastwood movies; Disney; taking photos; Thanksgiving dinners; Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden; high school sports; watching the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team perform; fishing; leadership and setting the example; labels that say "Made in the U.S.A."; large libraries; motorcycle rides; planetariums; elderly school crossing guards; boardwalks along the beach; family movie night; apple pie; chorizo and egg with tortillas; Simon and Garfunkel in Central Park; and history lessons.

More than anything else, I love kids. I love to see kids running on the beach, laughing, making a good catch in the outfield, playing with each other, being respectful and courteous to adults, enjoying a good ice cream, or being amazed at a new toy. I love receiving text message from my kids. Kids are our future and sometimes they need our undivided attention. Make it a point to give it to them. They depend on us and we can't let them down.

Thank you for your time.

~Wally Beddoe

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