About Me
Bill Mathews
Born in Albany, NY in 1947, I graduated from Colonie Central High School in '65, and the University of Buffalo in '69. I worked for a short period of time as a physical therapist in Rochester, NY before being drafted. I chose the Air Force over the Army, eventually became a pilot, and retired after 34 years of service and 7,000 hours of flying.
Like many of you, I joined Facebook to stay in touch with family and friends, but over the years, the tech giant has become way too big for its britches and far too political for my taste. Recently, when it began censoring speech it deemed inappropriate, I knew that my days in that world were numbered. After all, I had spent 3 decades of my life trying to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States which guarantees everyone the right to think and say what he or she likes.. The tricky thing about freedom of speech is protecting that right for everyone, even for those with whom you disagree. That's what differentiates our country from all the dictatorial and autocratic societies throughout the world. Including freedom of speech in the Bill of Rights was a leap of faith for the founding fathers and demonstrates their genius and dedication in wanting to break from the ways of the past. And no one, inside or outside the halls of government today, has the right to deny or take that away from any of us.
After retiring, I began jotting down little anecdotes that I remembered about my best friend and me coming of age in the '60s... and one day, I decided to write a story about us. The title, Suz, An Unromantic Love Story, came to me in a flash... the next 94,000 words took 5 years.
If you go to the CONTACT button at the top of the page, you will see the cover of the book which was released by Atlantic Publishing on October 30, 2020. And if you do happen to read our story, I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog...I hope you'll come back time and again to see what's on my mind. I'll do my best to keep your interest piqued.