My name is Russ Kampmann

although I prefer ‘russkampmann’.  Something cool about lower case names, I think.

I have no idea what direction this site might take…..maybe soft and cuddly with some poems; maybe harsh and critical like my total dislike of certain politicians and Walmart, but I hope that I, and we, will have some fun with it.

There will be a bit of sarcasm, for sure.  Observations about some of my daily events.  A few thoughts about my past.  A poem or two on occasion.  A reflection about a few paranormal events in my life…..and a rambling or two about my numerous nemeses as in big business, big government, big, well…anything.

Prone to exaggeration I am and tend to embellish my stories somewhat.  If they sound too far fetched to be true, just ask me because some of my stories are somewhat on the less than normal side.

At one point in my career, I owned and managed a theatrical and masquerade costume business.  It was an adventure because the staff was crazy and our customer base was as crazy or even crazier than the staff.  It was during this period in my life that my personality did a “180”.  I was a shy and reticent teenager with not a lick of confidence. A few years of dealing with those in the Twilight Zone and my personality reversed itself.

I’m short, scrawny, ugly and not too bright and have a host of interests…mostly fleeting.  Oh, I forgot to mention that I’m older than dirt, but I won’t tell you how old dirt is…at least at this time.  The image above is not representative of what I look like now.  It was taken a half a century ago.  Well, not quite.

Oh, and that banner on the top.  I don’t know what it is either, but it will be replaced  I just needed a placeholder for the time being.