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My Life

MY LIFE

Born in Dublin on Saint Patrick's Day
School; spelling champ; steady girl
Senior Prom; graduation; went away
Air Force career; traveled the world

Turkey; Germany; England; Japan
Korea; Vietnam; Philippines; Guam
Austria; Hawaii; Azores; Alaska; all grand
Thirty eight contiguous states fit the plan

Fully retired  --  more to be told  --  stay tuned 

22 September 2018
For the contest sponsored by Anthony Slausen

Copyright © Curtis Moorman | Year Posted 2018

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 9/28/2018 11:19:00 AM In eight lines you have done almost the impossible; now I feel that we all KNOW you! Well done, my friend! Login to Reply Curtis Moorman Date: 9/28/2018 3:25:00 PM Thanks, Caren. And it's all true except for the misleading part about Dublin. It is true too except it is in Georgia, not Ireland.

Winged Warrior Date: 9/22/2018 10:59:00 PM You might be a wee bit Irish now laddie lol...well, flip you over with a four-leaf clover...great bio in a nutshell Curtis...love & clovers...^WW^ Login to Reply Winged Warrior Date: 9/23/2018 9:37:00 AM Glad I made you laugh my almost Irish jigging friend from Dublin Georgia...now all you need is a four -leaf clover keychain lol...love your style, my friend...wow! 75 and still jigging hey...maybe we should put you on a lucky charm keychain lol...~John aka ^WW^ Curtis Moorman Date: 9/23/2018 5:59:00 AM ^WWW^ I just had to let you know that I laughed at your response. What a fun reply it is. I tease people by just saying I was born in Dublin. Their natural assumption is Ireland. When they learn that I was born on St. Patrick's Day, it really blows their mind. Perhaps I shouldn't be such a trickster, but it is all in fun. I appreciate your support and your friendship. Curtis Moorman Date: 9/23/2018 5:54:00 AM Thanks for your delightful response. My story seems deceptive and it causes people to draw conclusions. There is truth in it as seen in my other response to you. I consider you to be one of my greatest Soup friends and glad for the humorous response. Curtis Moorman Date: 9/23/2018 5:50:00 AM My response could be, Aye, ye might say that, and at the age of 75 I can still do an Irish Jig with the best of 'em. I only need my shillelagh to fight off the damsels rather than help me walk. Truth is, I'm a country boy from Georgia and a town named Dublin. I was born on St. Patrick's Day, I'm 75 and still love to dance -- with two 1st place wins in twist contests -- one at age 17 and the other at age 67 -- true story. The only woman in my life is my wife, and my shillelagh stands in the corner for when my gait becomes unsteady.

Tom Cunningham Date: 9/22/2018 2:35:00 PM Wow, you crammed a life time into those few lines. Born in Dublin, are your family Irish ? My parents were from Co Clare on west coast. Good luck. Tom Login to Reply Curtis Moorman Date: 9/22/2018 3:28:00 PM Tom, I tease a lot of people with the statement of being born in Dublin. While it is a true statement, the fact is it was not in Ireland that I was born, it was Dublin, Georgia. It really was Saint Patrick's Day, and Ireland is on my 'bucket list'. I may be of Irish descent, but I never really checked.