"You are only as good as you want to be," he would tell me. That was my Uncle Rudy.
My uncle was a very important figure in my life during my younger years. He taught me
a little bit of every thing. This included how to cut the grass on his riding lawn mower,
how to plant a garden, how to build a fire properly, and the pleasure of relaxing with a
book at the end of a day. Whenever we would go to Kentucky to visit my Grandmothers,
I would visit my uncle. This happened at least every other month and always during the
holidays. …
