I am a retired Sr. Maintenance Man for the City of Webster Groves, MO. living with my wife of 36 years in South St. Louis County, Mo.  Along with babysitting my grandchildren three times a week, I enjoy a painting class at the local VA as well as a creative writing course.  The rest of the time is taken up sifting through all the detritus of having just moved from our home of 35 years. I expect this to take some time to complete, meanwhile my wife and I tend our garden and several plants outdoors, plan on building a new shed to store all of our lawn equipment and my tools, chain saw and lots of home maintenance material and supplies.  I am also a BA English Major from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, where I studied English novels, poetry and essays from the Romantic period; French language classes, several writing courses, history of China, Asian Philosophy and Religion, oceanography,