i retired from construction after 30 years,i now own a landscaping company which is one of my passions.went in the Marines when i was 17(best thing i ever did,i was a bad kid.i found out very fast i wasn`t as tough as i thought i was!)served as a combat photographer.married,no children.2 dogs.(MY BABIES)!!!my first major depression was in 1986(lasted about a year),my second began in 1992.i have been in therapy and on meds ever since.overall i`m "doing ok" but still have sad and anxious times.a hard thing for me has been accepting that this illness is and will always be a part of my life.i`m just trying to make it a smaller part.thanks for stopping by and take care.les.

dogs,sports,gardening.i like being outside.

winter,gloomy days.i don`t like the fact that it`s hard for me to just relax and enjoy some of the success i`ve had(i`ve been lucky!),i`ve been working since i was 11 and it`s all i know,if i take time off i start feeling guilty,like i should be doing something.people who don`t try to understand what we deal with.i don`t want sympathy,i just wish people would try to educate themselves a little bit about our illness.also typing.(i just started typing about a year ago and i can never find the damn letter "k"!lol).

don`t read many books.

patton,the wire on hbo,the best years of our lives,glory,all the hitchcock movies,shane,dave,all about eve,godfather 1,2.full metal jacket(a fairly accurate depiction of Marine Corp bootcamp),key largo.i`m an "old movie" fan.

growing flowers,,antiques,working out,working on my house(i`m doing my house over,1 room at a time,keeps me busy in the winter.)