Changing My Habits
I spent much of my youth attached to a bottle,
I found little meaning that required a clear mind.
But then I met you, a most beautiful model,
who’s more beautiful inside made you such a great find.
You helped me to see that my life had more purpose
than seeking out pleasure and having a good time.
It’s through you that I learned that no one could hurt us
if we trust in the Lord He’ll provide for us fine.
Why such an angel as you would hang with me
I’ll never know but I’m so glad that you did.
My life is much richer with you living it with me.
For you made me want my bad habits to rid.
For thirty-two years you’ve been my companion.
Through thick and through thin you’ve stood by my side.
With a love for you deeper than the world’s deepest canyon
We’ll look off in the sunset and finish our ride.
About Larry D. Burton
I'm a 55 year old controls engineer who just likes tinkering with stuff.
Finished high school at a local institute of learning. Decided it wasn't a good time to be a healthy, physically fit 18 year old with no college experience. Entered college and started working toward a degree in animal husbandry.
1975-1976
Discoverd that I was not going to be a very good husband of animals so I left school to figure out what I might be good at. A local beverage company took pity on me and paid me to go from place to place making sure their on tap beverages were maintaining their high quality.
1976-1979
Got out of quality control and into vending. Learned about control systems and refrigeration also learned that vending machines are heavy and vending doesn't pay all that well.
In 1977 I found myself married
1979-1981
Dedicated myself to installing and maintaining commercial refrigeration equipment. Found myself on the roof of a local grocery store one night in the middle of an ice storm replacing a compressor and figured it was time to get back into school.
1981-1986
Got my but back into school at night and changed jobs to keep the mechanical and electrical systems of a local coporate hospital in working order. The job expanded to unstopping drains and burning lab samples and amputated body parts.
1986-now
Finished school and took on a job designing, installing and maintaining industrial control systems. Along the way I picked up a bunch of computer skills that became very useful connecting various industrial controllers to one another and moving the data into coporate databases. I now operate Dallas Bay Technologies, a one man shop specializing in technology solutions for industrial problems.
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