Tom Correa
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | Retired |
| Location | Glencoe, CA, United States |
| Introduction | About me? Well I'm married. My wife Deanna and I live in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains. Like others, we live simple lives and work hard trying to make ends meet while thanking God for our blessings. I'm from Hawaii of Portuguese ancestry. I'm retired, and I'll always be a U.S. Marine, old fashion, Catholic, very Conservative, and not Politically Correct. As for my Cowboy ways? The years I spent growing up mending fences and water tanks, gathering cattle, feeding calves, milking cows, and eating dust during brandings on my grandfather's ranch in Kunia on Oahu helped make me who I am. As for my writing style? I started out as a tech writer back in the 1980s. Today I'm an informal writer. And while I still like doing my own research simply because I don't trust other writers, you'll find I write the same as if we were talking over a cup of coffee. So why write this blog? Well, I believe we should celebrate and defend our American culture, values, and heritage while being honest about our history and that which makes us a great people. |
| Interests | Writing, my horses, target shooting, firearms, trail riding, gatherings, ranch work, fishing, rodeos, volunteering, Conservatism, and researching American History. |
| Favorite Movies | My favorite film is Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Followed by Any Number Can Play and Adventure with Clark Gable; John Wayne in Big Jake; Tom Selleck's Monte Walsh and Quigley Down Under; For Whom the Bell Tolls with Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman; Sean Connery and Brian Keith in The Wind and the Lion; Nick Nolte in Cannery Row; George C. Scott in Islands in the Stream; Kirk Douglas in Last Train From Gun Hill; Charlton Heston's Mountain Men; Audie Murphy in Hell Bent for Leather; Spencer Tracy in Bad Day At Black Rock; and Burt Lancaster in The Hallelujah Trail. |
| Favorite Music | Old Style Cowboy/Western Music, Bob Wills, Texas Swing, Dean Martin, Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Eddy Arnold, Big Band Music, Glenn Miller, Bob Crosby, 1950's Rock and Roll, Hawaiian Music like Olomana and Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau |
| Favorite Books | Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, Islands In The Stream, and For Whom The Bell Tolls. Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King, O'Henry's Short Stories. Theodore Roosevelt's Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail, and The Duties of American Citizenship. |
You can whistle and steam can whistle, so why do you sing in the shower?
I sing in the shower because the acoustics make me sound like Dean Martin!