Hi there everyone, with the loss of Ben Jones (Cooter) in these past few hours.. it’s set me to thinking. 
What about our dreams? Cooter followed his, not only achieving a solid career in US congress. But also opening up the Cooter’s Place museums, HazzardRun car shows, etc. 
 

So that leads me to my question, what’s your dream in life? We’re all given a short amount of time on this earth. And I reckon we should put it to good use. 
 

Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas!  
 

- Tom 

 

This is a good question. After I turned 65 in April of last year (I'm 7 days younger than Bo) I started thinking about it more. 

I have been so blessed in life except for the one great tragedy of losing my only child in a car accident. There is really nothing more I feel like I need to accomplish in life except for one thing and I have been working on that lately. 

I know we aren't supposed to talk about religion but considering the circumstances ( and considering the folks of Hazzard were religious) maybe the moderators will let it slide this time. 

I love astronomy and I always got tired of people claiming that you have to believe in science or religion. You can't believe in both because they both can't be right.

To counter that I have been working on three projects. One of them is a novel. It is classified as Christian science fiction and I've been working on it on and off for 10 years. The other is a children's book that targets teenagers like my grandson who declared last year that he is an atheist because science can answer everything and the things it can't answer now it will eventually find answers to. The third is a power point presentation that proves that God and science are indeed compatible, not combative. I am going to present it to a church group and see where it goes from there. If it ever gets on You Tube I could let you folks know. 

I sure hope we get more responses to your question Tom.

Through my life, I have wanted a Ferrari, a mansion, ( To be rich) , to be a world famous rock singer , etc. etc. but now, just a few days short of being 61 ( Aug. 31) , I simply want to be  at peace , with a simple life and be debt free and not have to work. The crazy thing is I have all this and I'm not sure if I'll ever  buy anything crazy ( mansion, Ferrari, Lamborghini etc.) but now that I'm in a position to do these things.....I have no desire! Go figure! When you don't have it, you want it and when you do have it, you don't really have a desire!  weird huh?

Here's something else I've noticed. .......When I was in college ( you know the time of your life, when it's,  " Money? What's money? "  )  I was buying Heineken Beer on Thursday nights, that was the Friday night for us! We would schedule, as much as possible the easiest and fewest classes for Friday and then when that last class is done, it's back home and Weekend time! Anyway, Thursday, I'd go to 3rd and Main Market and buy a 6 pk. of Heineken and .....well you know the rest !   I always said, drink Heineken and you'll feel fine again!       now that I'm able to buy that expensive beer on the reg. like I did then, I buy Milwaukees Best Ice or Natural Ice. Weird huh? 

Edited August 14Aug 14 by Hobie Hartkins