About Me
Me?
I hate writting these things, but here goes.. 
(forgive me, I tend to ramble on a lot.)
Well, lets see, I’m 24, male, single(looking-kinda..) Christian(baptist). Sorta employed(part time, odd jobs, and selling products of my hobbies- and I help out a lot here on the homestead for my room and board). Live with my parents where i grew up, just outside Fairbanks, Alaska.
Alaskan by birth and choice, plan to be Alaskan my whole life.- Don’t
plan on ever leaving Fairbanks, love the small town, small community and lots of countryside. I hate urban enviroments.. Although I do plan to travel, would like to see a lot of the country, and the world. I’d like to see Europe before I die.
I am a writer, as a person, and by choice of profession recently; want to go to college for writing/journalism– Anyway, I hope to if the job/GED/LIFE situation goes OK here pretty soon..
I’m the average ‘guy’, cars, trucks, bikes, hands on, do all my own work if I can. Construction, carpentry too- we’re finishing our new garage now- 30×32 foot (9.75 metres) 2 bay. Hiking, hunting, shooting sports. Lots of time snowmobiling and exploring the back country since I have 8 months of winter to do it in..
Am a country boy; cowboy hats, pickup trucks, lever-guns and honor. hate being indoors, love being outside and active/working, prefer being out and about, instead of in front of a computer…
Current life interests are finishing my GED, getting a regular day-to-day job for the winter, and going to college for writing/english/journalism. This is not working out worth a damn, since my car recently died. So the basic one and only goal right now is to make my toy/mud truck a daily driver...
Will try almost anything once, love to learn new skills and pride myself on a renaisance man kinda philosophy; jack of all, master of several…
Was a custom knife maker for 4 years, hobby, then business, now a hobby again.
I am a renaisance man of sorts, As I said before, I pride myself on being a “jack of all, master of many” as opposed to the old saying “jack of all, master of none”. Hobbies include pocketknife collecting and reviewing, carpentry and woodworking, pen making, knife making, leather work, painting sketching, writing, hiking/camping, some sewing.
Am a traditionalist, and prefer to use the older ways of doing things, hate using too much un-needed modern tech. Computers I like for the connections/learning/friends though.
Love reading. Love Learning, love writing. Love to share and teach too.
Short slap dash list of interests; Pens! pocket knife collecting and using, and writing articles/reviews on pocket knives. Ford/Chevy 4×4 trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles, fishing/hunting and shooting sports. Journalism. writing, pen making, wood carving, Cowboy lore and life style. western novels & movies. I draw and paint a little too….
LOVE to cook and try new recipes, and everyone says I am a good cook- I think I’m fair to good … 
Enjoy Sci-fi and fantasy books, and westerns. Sci-fi, western and action movies and tv shows, and a few musicals too…
Like all genres of music, but mainly classic 60s70s80s rock, and the same years of country, plus modern country. then it goes to Jazz(Jazz is King, but I rarely seem to have time/the mood for it) classical, usually Bach, “Classic” (early 90s) rap. Some modern rock but not the heavy grungy stuff. A lot of 90s pop…. Like I said, I do listen to almost all music genres, just can’t think of any others now o name…
Basically, I am simply me.
Gary E. Blessing
One of my favorite quotes;
Let me sigh upon a reed, or in the woods, with leafy din, whisper the still evening in. ~~Henry David Thoreau
Some Misc. Info;
What is your favorite pen?
Lamy Safari Fine nib tied with Kweaco Sport Medium nib
What is your favourite ink?
Noodlers Nightshade tied with Noodlers Tananmen
What is your favorite paper?
Ciak Medium sized journal, cream, blank.
Who do you most respect/ admire?
God. My Parents.
What is your favorite Color?
Orange. Either bright non-neon safety orange, but even better is with a little more red, , almost a burnt orange.. Like the darker of the two oranges offered in pilot petite1 pens!
What is your favorite movie?
Most westerns. some action flicks… 2 that stand out; Guys and Dolls(yes, the musical!) and “C’era una volta il West”–aka “Once Upon a Time in the West”
What is your favorite music album?
Waaaaay to many to list, I like all genres of music… Rock: John Mellencamp, Country; The highwaymen, and thousands more…. Jazz, rock, country, classical, classic rock, pop
Coffee/Tea/other?
Tea-oolong.
Tequila-JoseQ. Traditional
Who is your favorite literary character?
Garrett. (Garrett PI, Sci-fi/Fantasy by Glen Cook) Or The Sackets. Watson I rather like as well.
Who is your favorite Author?
Louis La’mour or Glen Cook, Zane Grey gets honorable mention along with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
