Kevin Victor Howard aka AZStranger
Born and raised in the Bronx, NY. I had a very happy childhood with my brother, Ruben, and my mother, Andrea. Graduated from Cardinal Spellman High School. Served four years active duty in the US Army stationed in Germany. Attended college in Houston, Texas and graduate school in Hartford, Connecticut. Served a one year commitment as a FEMA Disaster Assistance Loan Officer primarily assigned to the Northridge Earthquake federally declared natural disaster. I made my career as a Commercial Banker. I am happily married to Nikole and live on a nature preserve community on the Oregon Pacific coast. I am a life learner who draws strength and inspiration from my connection with humanity and the natural environment that sustains us.
A few fun facts about me:
My first world series occurred in 1975 where I rooted for Carlton Fisk and the Boston Red Sox. We lost to Pete Rose and the Big Red Machine (Cincinnati Reds). I became a life long NY Yankee fan in 1976.
At 20, I drove and loaded an M-1 tank and participated in night gunnery exercises.
I served as an Olympic volunteer for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. I worked the boxing venue.
In Nicaragua, I had the pleasure of riding a horse as she swam across a stream…Priceless!
In 2019, I completed my personal Manifest Destiny living in New York, Hartford, Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix, Washougal (WA), and now Otis (OR).
Links:
• Author Links: www.Amazon.com/author/kvhoward
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17920183.Kevin_Victor_Howard
https://medium.com/@kevinhoward_94865
Onward, At Last (2017-2020) – A Tome on Behalf of our Progeny
Book Link: Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08CPDK43L/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie= UTF8&qid=&sr=
Book Link: iTunes
Book Review Links:
The Prairie Book Review:
Audible.com Link – Narration by Dean William Rudoy (www.DeanRudoy.com)
https://www.audible.com/pd/Onward-at-Last-2017-2020-Audiobook/B08GQDGGWB?asin=B08GQDGGWB
Inspiration:
I was a true believer in the American Dream. A U.S. Army veteran who enlisted to kill or be killed to protect the American way of life. I achieved the ideal American middle-class life…and yet I felt completely disillusioned and physically on the path to a stroke at the age of 40. My burning question: Why am I not fulfilled?
“Onward, At Last” is the published series of stand-alone commentaries revealing the lessons learned on my path to fulfillment.
Key discovery: What if the barrier to our fulfillment are our most cherished American virtues of independence, freedom, self-interest, and competition?
A comment on Authority/Credentials:
I do not write or speak from a position of authority. I live and breathe just like you live and breathe. I am a talented, educated person, but this is not the basis on which I hope you will accept the validity of my commentaries. My intention is for you to measure the truth of my commentaries based on how they are validated by your actual experience. This is the most authentic way to ascertain truth. The days of credentials validating truth are long passed.
