Hello from the hot dry Southeast USA

BlackBear · Post by **BlackBear** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:40 am

Hi all, stumbled into this wonderful collection of forums by accident and like the looks of it. I may not be a prolific contributor but I will be popping in from time to time as life permits as this looks like an interesting place full of interesting people. I like the fact so many people from different countries seem to be contributing. I'm no stranger to forums but my participation is mostly limited to a number of sites devoted to the craft of badesmithing and crafting knives.

Well, a little bit about myself. I'm a 44 year old married dad with two teen age kids. I work in a job I don't particularly like but am good at, and hey life's not perfect, it pays the bills and keeps a roof over out heads. I have a degree in history education but don't teach (keeps crossing my mind though). I enjoy animals (I'm a cat person personally but do love our dog), anthropology, archeology, reading, hiking, canoeing, smelting steel, forging steel, heat treating steel and making knives. A friend of mine is trying to get me interested in brewing beer but so far I haven't gotten past just drinking it! I dream of traveling as well.

I think it will be nice meeting and talking with y'all.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:13 pm

Hi BlackBear and welcome to the garden. :-6

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:25 pm

Welcome Blackbear!! Nice introduction!!:-6

Have fun...if you love kitties, here is a fun thread for you to look at:

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showt ... =27468:wah: :wah:

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:45 pm

Hi BlackBear, great to see you here! Have fun!

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:08 pm

BlackBear;647791 wrote: Hi all, stumbled into this wonderful collection of forums by accident and like the looks of it. I may not be a prolific contributor but I will be popping in from time to time as life permits as this looks like an interesting place full of interesting people. I like the fact so many people from different countries seem to be contributing. I'm no stranger to forums but my participation is mostly limited to a number of sites devoted to the craft of badesmithing and crafting knives.

Well, a little bit about myself. I'm a 44 year old married dad with two teen age kids. I work in a job I don't particularly like but am good at, and hey life's not perfect, it pays the bills and keeps a roof over out heads. I have a degree in history education but don't teach (keeps crossing my mind though). I enjoy animals (I'm a cat person personally but do love our dog), anthropology, archeology, reading, hiking, canoeing, smelting steel, forging steel, heat treating steel and making knives. A friend of mine is trying to get me interested in brewing beer but so far I haven't gotten past just drinking it! I dream of traveling as well.

I think it will be nice meeting and talking with y'all.

Welcome. Go for the home brew beer and the wine as well. personally I never got round to bottling the stuff but be careful it has fermented properly-you get drunk very quickly but by god does it go through your system even quicker.

BlackBear · Post by **BlackBear** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:47 pm

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, WonderWendy, that cat thread is hilarious, didn't do much for my office productivity this afternoon though! :wah: I can't wait to show those to my wife when I get home!

SouthAPT · Post by **SouthAPT** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:47 pm

Welcome to FG!!!!

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:48 pm

Hi BlackBear:-6 Welcome to the crazy garden.

Happy posting:wah: :wah:

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:53 pm

Greetings Blackbear, cool name btw.

Have fun here. Beeer hmmm did you say beer....

Oh never mind plenty of time for a beer after work.

Cheers from Canada

Minks

CrazyCruizChick · Post by **CrazyCruizChick** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:54 pm

Hello & Welcome BlackBear :-6

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:15 pm

Welcome to the garden Blackbear!