I'm retired Navy, retired City of Grand Junction CO Police Department. Married, 5 kids, 16 grandkids. I'm 68 years old, and I'm an avid road cyclist. I rode 2544 miles in 2016, over 3000 miles in 2017, and 4158 miles in 2018. I was back down to about 2500 again in 2019.
My goal for 2020 is 5000 miles. Go big or go home, right? My current ride is a 2017 Kestrel Talon full carbon bike. I'm also about 50 lbs overweight and have diabetes. Type 2 so there's hope.
Cathy and I live in western Colorado in a town called Fruita. Cathy, who has been my wife and best friend for 43 years, taught nursing at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO. She retired in January 2019.
One of the main reasons I joined WA was because she wanted to retire too and we wanted to increase our income, or replace her income, after her retirement. She deserves to be retired as much as I do, and there are things we want to do that require a decent income. My retirement is good but we want enough income to cover our bills and other stuff that makes life fun.
Back before retirement I had two careers. I was in the Navy for about 24 years. I climbed the ladder from E-3 to O-4, and spent my last 10 years flying helicopters My Navy career ended in 1990. After that I worked for the city of Grand Junction Police Department, and retired from there in 2013.
Educationally, I have 2 Bachelor's degrees, one in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, and one in Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis from Colorado Mesa University.
I hope you weren't bored silly reading my bio. Good luck to you in all your endeavors.
I'm Grant.
My goal for 2020 is 5000 miles. Go big or go home, right? My current ride is a 2017 Kestrel Talon full carbon bike. I'm also about 50 lbs overweight and have diabetes. Type 2 so there's hope.
Cathy and I live in western Colorado in a town called Fruita. Cathy, who has been my wife and best friend for 43 years, taught nursing at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO. She retired in January 2019.
One of the main reasons I joined WA was because she wanted to retire too and we wanted to increase our income, or replace her income, after her retirement. She deserves to be retired as much as I do, and there are things we want to do that require a decent income. My retirement is good but we want enough income to cover our bills and other stuff that makes life fun.
Back before retirement I had two careers. I was in the Navy for about 24 years. I climbed the ladder from E-3 to O-4, and spent my last 10 years flying helicopters My Navy career ended in 1990. After that I worked for the city of Grand Junction Police Department, and retired from there in 2013.
Educationally, I have 2 Bachelor's degrees, one in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, and one in Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis from Colorado Mesa University.
I hope you weren't bored silly reading my bio. Good luck to you in all your endeavors.
I'm Grant.
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Urolin1981
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Chin
Welcome to WA, and congratulate you on your right decision-making and action-taking to join WA community, which has offered the unparalleled training and fellowship in offering the timely supporting hands to lift any falling souls, especially among its newbies.
My 70-day story inside WA can confirm such a positive story. To verify it, welcome to look into a few of my WA posts, which detailed personal experience.
In short, your decision is right; the journey is tough; hard work and persistence are keys to performing well in e-marketing; success is sure in time. This is clearly not a get-rich-quick scheme but a real business to build personal property at a nominal cost.
Best wish to your journey. Make sure to keep me posted on your progress and offer your helping hands to get my new site – www.ebettercare.com – going... I would appreciate it.
Chin
brichnow21
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Grant, thank you for following!
I had Colorado, on the Bucket list! I drove from , Houston to Monterey, CA, for my nephew's wedding in July, then turned around and headed to Michigan, my home state, before 1976.
First stop...Grand Junction!! One glorious ride...in my CR-V...
Cycle would be a real challenge!!
Always support our VETS!!
Make that nurse happy! Let do this!!
Barb
I had Colorado, on the Bucket list! I drove from , Houston to Monterey, CA, for my nephew's wedding in July, then turned around and headed to Michigan, my home state, before 1976.
First stop...Grand Junction!! One glorious ride...in my CR-V...
Cycle would be a real challenge!!
Always support our VETS!!
Make that nurse happy! Let do this!!
Barb
gjshawk
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I lived in Grand Junction for several years. Now I’m just 7 miles west in Fruita. We like it here.
HelenpDoyle
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Hi Grant, nice to hear from you. I look forward to getting to know you my new WA friend. Sorry about the delay in responding but I am a bit slow at the moment. Trying to do too many things at once.
I just left a comment on your Stuff site re cycling.
Flying helicopters sounds great. I went up in one when I was 5 and I still remember it.
If you have time I would love it if you visited my website and left a comment on a post, any one will do. The site address is fantasy-sci-fi-vision.com
Keep working hard, having fun and don’t forget to ask questions.
A very nice boss once told me, ‘Helen, when you ask a silly question everyone else breathes a collective sigh of relief because they don’t have to!’ And that is so true. No question is silly so ask away.
If I can’t help I might be able to point you in the right direction.
Now let us keep in touch.
Ciao
Helen
I just left a comment on your Stuff site re cycling.
Flying helicopters sounds great. I went up in one when I was 5 and I still remember it.
If you have time I would love it if you visited my website and left a comment on a post, any one will do. The site address is fantasy-sci-fi-vision.com
Keep working hard, having fun and don’t forget to ask questions.
A very nice boss once told me, ‘Helen, when you ask a silly question everyone else breathes a collective sigh of relief because they don’t have to!’ And that is so true. No question is silly so ask away.
If I can’t help I might be able to point you in the right direction.
Now let us keep in touch.
Ciao
Helen
MikeLong
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Hi Grant,
First: Thank you for your service, both in the Navy and in Law Enforcement. Great respect for all you do and have done !
Many years ago I lived in Carbondale, CO and worked in your neighborhood when they first went after the shale oil. Early 80's I think.
I'm also fighting off type 2. Diet and exercise keeping me away from insulin so far.
No pension on the horizon so my hope for retirement is to move my income production online, a goal I've been working towards for about 4 years now. Some success, but not enough to leave the day job yet.
Wish you all the best and if I can help in any way please let me know !
Regards !
Mike
First: Thank you for your service, both in the Navy and in Law Enforcement. Great respect for all you do and have done !
Many years ago I lived in Carbondale, CO and worked in your neighborhood when they first went after the shale oil. Early 80's I think.
I'm also fighting off type 2. Diet and exercise keeping me away from insulin so far.
No pension on the horizon so my hope for retirement is to move my income production online, a goal I've been working towards for about 4 years now. Some success, but not enough to leave the day job yet.
Wish you all the best and if I can help in any way please let me know !
Regards !
Mike
PSheridan
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Hello and welcome to WA. Thanks for the follow. Wishing you much success and prosperity. I am adding a link to my thought for the day hope you enjoy Thought for the day July 15, 2017
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