https://www.odditycentral.com/news/wonder-boy-gets-two-college-degrees-flies-airplanes-writes-two-books-works-for-nasa-all-by-the-age-of-17.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wonder-boy-gets-two-college-degrees-flies-airplanes-writes-two-books-works-for-nasa-all-by-the-age-of-17 A collection of oddities that includes weird places, strange people, bizarre events and other odd stuff from all around the world Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:06:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.odditycentral.com/news/wonder-boy-gets-two-college-degrees-flies-airplanes-writes-two-books-works-for-nasa-all-by-the-age-of-17.html#comment-701485 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:06:03 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=49237#comment-701485 Yeah, well, can he run a successful website, sort of a central location for odd things in the world? Bringing the oddballs of the world together? I don’t think so! I also rubbed a horse once, and it swelled, but the farmer got angry at me for getting the horse all worked up.

]]> https://www.odditycentral.com/news/wonder-boy-gets-two-college-degrees-flies-airplanes-writes-two-books-works-for-nasa-all-by-the-age-of-17.html#comment-701434 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:32:41 +0000 http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=49237#comment-701434 I am almost 85 years old December 18 to be accurate.i understand the struggle to cope with the problems of life. I have developed new ideas in creativity. I wrote a book that gives the basics for developing storytelling in one’s painting. Now I could write another book more informative than the first. This young gentleman needs rewards to bring out all of his creativity. New creations once thought impossible will easily flow from his ingenuity.
I have a small story from when I was 16 years old.
I was working in the bush skidding logs with a team of horses. I hooked the tongs onto a log to have the horses pull it up to the skidway. I ask the horses to gidy up. They tried an failed to move the log. I ask again and they failed to move the log. OUCH I was in trouble. I hooked the tongs on a smaller log and shouted loudly GET DOWN IN THERE ! the horses moved forward and almost fell on their nose.. but the log went up to the skidway. I WENT UP TO THEIR HEADS AND RUBBED THEIR NECK AND PRAISED THEM AND I COULD SEE BY THEIR EYES THEY WERE PROUD AND CONFIDENCE. I went back and hooked the tongs on the bigger log and again I shouted GET DOWN IN THERE ….the bigger log went up the hill. Their muscles swelled and so did their confidence. I went up to their heads and took the time to rub their neck and praise their efforts. Their neck raised with pride. I never hooked on to a log that was to big again.
This young man still doesn’t know his capacity as a individual. Be sure he is rewarded fo his efforts.
Harold Lyon Artist.

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