My name is Jesse Daniel Ruf. I grew up in Agoura Hills, California. It is a small town in North Los Angeles and was a kid’s paradise. I remember playing in the creek in my backyard with lizards, snakes and frogs. I had a fearless yellow lab named Rags and he was my...
This is only part of the story… the real story, the truth, is too much for the average person. If you want to know the whole truth, all the details, and the deeper meanings, we’ll have to sit down together, in person. For now, here is an attempt to make this make...
First and foremost: thank you for your service to our nation. Thank you for choosing to be our protector and our defender. Thank you for putting your life on the line so that we, the American people, can live freely and have someone come to our rescue when we are in...
Hello. I’m Shavonne Thompson and I’m an alcoholic in recovery. I’ve been sober since January 28, 2013. This is my story. I was born in Ventura, California in November of 1985. I grew up with two loving parents in a middle-class and very loving family. I played sports,...
I’ve always been one of the boys. I grew up with my older brother and his friends. I’ve always been and still am very close with my dad. I’ve always had a lot of male friends. I went to engineering school and then I entered the commercial construction industry: one of...
