CORKY CUMMINGS ccummings7@cox.net Corky and Patti I was born in Brenham, Texas in 1950 and lived the first 20 years of my life in Somerville. After graduating from SHS, I attended Blinn Jr. College for one semester and then transferred to Texas A&M where I “studied” for 1 1/2 years. Unfortunately I didn’t study as much as I should have, and in order to continue at A&M, I would have needed approximately a 6.9 GPA the next semester to stay enrolled. Since this appeared to be an uphill battle, I transferred to Sam Houston State University and became a little more focused on my academic career. I graduated in 1972 with a BBA degree. After SHSU I started working in the savings and loan industry in Houston where I was fortunate enough to meet my wife Patti. We were married in 1973 and moved to California in 1975. I spent most of my career in the mortgage industry and have been retired since 2012. Patti spent 37 years with the Paramount Unified School District and retired in 2011. We live in San Clemente, California and have 2 grown kids and 4 grandchildren who are all near us. We enjoy the time we have with them and also traveling in our motorhome with our dog Boomer. To me, laughter is one of the biggest keys to a fun and happy life. I enjoy writing humor, especially about my grandchildren and my own personal experiences. Hopefully the readers of John’s website will get a chuckle or two and be able to relate to some of the things I write about in their own lives. enough MY ESSAYS ccummings7@cox.net 1 Three Days of Category 6 2 Visit to the DMV 3 Health Commercial? 4 RV Trip with the Grandkids 5 Avoid Judy and Sally 6 Country Music, Country Dancing and Growing Up in a Country Town 7 Star Gazing 8 Career with a Wrong Turn 9 Somerville School Memories 10 Fun Sunday with the Grandkids 11 Minor Complaints 12 When Did I Get Old? 13 Loss of a Friend 14 A Dog’s Life 15 Somerville Nicknames 16 My Friend Missy 17 Perplexed 18 Lucky in Life 19 Yeah, He Said That 20 My Big Sports Decision 21 Goodbye to Boomer 22 Leftover Somerville Memories 23 Election Year 25 Lively Weekend 26 Music Trivia 27 First Diet 28 Somerville Car Memories 29 Smart People 30 Essay from the Past 31 RV Travel 32 Golf 33 In Case of Fire, Call City Cafe 34 Living with Other Old People 35 Well Known People 36 Bucket List 37 Economy Blues 38 TV Characters 39 Bingo Night 40 World/Local Travel 41 Beach Cleanup 42 Hurricane Hilary 43 Bingo Night #3

Corky and Patti

I was born in Brenham, Texas in 1950 and lived the first 20 years of my life in Somerville. After graduating from SHS, I attended Blinn Jr. College for one semester and then transferred to Texas A&M where I “studied” for 1 1/2 years. Unfortunately I didn’t study as much as I should have, and in order to continue at A&M, I would have needed approximately a 6.9 GPA the next semester to stay enrolled. Since this appeared to be an uphill battle, I transferred to Sam Houston State University and became a little more focused on my academic career. I graduated in 1972 with a BBA degree.

After SHSU I started working in the savings and loan industry in Houston where I was fortunate enough to meet my wife Patti. We were married in 1973 and moved to California in 1975. I spent most of my career in the mortgage industry and have been retired since 2012. Patti spent 37 years with the Paramount Unified School District and retired in 2011. We live in San Clemente, California and have 2 grown kids and 4 grandchildren who are all near us. We enjoy the time we have with them and also traveling in our motorhome with our dog Boomer.

To me, laughter is one of the biggest keys to a fun and happy life. I enjoy writing humor, especially about my grandchildren and my own personal experiences. Hopefully the readers of John’s website will get a chuckle or two and be able to relate to some of the things I write about in their own lives.

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