The Sea Wolf is a novel written in 1904 by Jack London.  I love this book.  I think it is a proper title for Gary's sailing adventures. Kevin wanted to name it, Captain Ron's Adventures.  This is a reference to the 1992 movie, Captain Ron.  I think this is also a fitting title.  But I just love Sea Wolf.  Gary is my second cousin.  Our family is from Ellis County, mainly around Italy, Texas.  He is a few years older than I am.  He is also my cohost's Kevin's older brother.  Many of my life's experiences involved the Helms family.  I asked Gary to let us interview him because of his of his extrausual life.  Gary put himself through school and worked his way up through the many corporate identities of Vought Aircraft.  Gary became a quality control inspector for their aircraft parts suppliers.  This job took Gary all over the world to different supply plants to inspect their processes and products.  In addition to his career, Gary has had a lifelong passion for sailing.  He is currently in the process of sailing his 42-foot yacht down the Pacific Coast side of the continent and is attempting to sail it through the Panama Canal.  I guarantee if you listen to the podcast, you will learn something about aircraft and sailing.  I hope you enjoy the podcast.

This week's Extrausual Podcast is all about chasing your passion.  We have the pleasure of interviewing Eugenio Torres.  Born in Puerto Rico, Eugenio followed the path of many in his family and graduated from college with an accounting degree.  Many in his family were accountants or attorneys.  After working in his uncle's accounting firm for a short-term, Eugenio knew this was not the life for him.  He decided to chase his passion for cooking.  Eugenio was accepted into the prestigious Johnson and Wales Culinary Program in Miami, Florida.  After graduating Johnson and Wales, Eugenio chased his passion from Florida to St. Kitts to the exotic location of Waxahachie, Texas.  Chef Torres now owns and operates a healthy meal prep business for the fitness inclined, Fresh N' Rico.  Learn about Chef Torres and his chase for his life's passion.  Fresh N' Rico, Providing a Culinary Experience for a Healthy Lifestyle.

Interview with World Word II Veteran, Bobby E. Osborne. He was a World War II Vet serving in the Navy from 1943 through 1946. He served on the USS Chester (CA-27) Heavy Cruiser. Bobby loaded the primers in the 8-inch guns that softened the Pacific Islands up for the Marines. Bobby brought many awesome mementos and keepsakes. I made some videos of Bobby arriving and unpacking his stuff. These ideos are on my Youtube channel: doghouse15151515. You can also find them on my website: www.extrausual.com. You don't want to miss this podcast. We ended up speaking with Bobby for more than 3 hours. Enjoy Bobby E. Osborne. He has survived damn near everything.

Welcome to my first podcast. This interview is sort of a test run. I interviewed a family friend, Wynne Stallcop. My thought was, if it didn’t work, maybe Wynne would not be too mad at me. The interviewers are my cousin and best friend, Kevin Helms; my beautiful wife, Mary; and myself. Wynne sort of volunteered to be the test interviewee. I got him to my house stating that I needed 4 people to test all 4 microphones. After we got him wired in, we told him he was the interviewee. Although Wynne insists his life is not extrausual, I beg to differ. As you listen to the podcast, you will learn that Wynne’s life is anything but usual. Wynne oversees two cement aggregate plants, one in Texas and one in Indiana. His company provides Diamond Pro, the infield dirt for a majority of the Major League Baseball Parks. His father was a snake wrangler, hauled moonshine, and was bitten by a cobra on the forehead. Wynne was an outstanding first interviewee for my podcast. Additionally, he has been with me from the very beginning of my weight loss journey. He kept me on track and moving forward. Wynne has lost fifty pounds himself over that time. I am proud to call him my friend and to have him as my very first guest on the podcast. I hope you enjoy our interview.

Vance Hinds