Author: Larry Whittler Region: Tampa, Fl Memorable Quote 1: Do the best you can with the tools you have... Memorable Quote 2: Your rights stop where my nose begins... Author Comment / Biography: Author of Wrestler/That Dog Hunts; Available at the Kindle Store Born September 6, 1941, Larry Dale Whittler hit the ground running. He was snatched up by his parents, who took him on a life long adventure all over America that continues today. He traveled from California to Florida including Canada by age of 17. He attended 35 different schools, and participated in fishing in Canada, hunting in Illinois, rattle snake hunts in Tulsa, wild animal expeditions in the Florida Everglades, all before the age when he could acquire a driver’s license. He joined the Navy in 1959. He crewed on Blimps and served on isolated duty in Iceland. Upon discharge from the service he worked as first mate and professional diver on a charter boat ending up a yacht Captain in Clearwater and the Florida Keys. Adventure enticed him to join the carnival, and off he went to Ottawa, Canada. Soon after, the wrestling business called. He started Refereeing, coming full circle back to Florida. He went to college in Miami, and later joined the ranks of Small Business Owners. He became an AMA Motor Cross Rider where he developed, patented and manufactured items for the Motor Cycle industry. In 1983 he enrolled at USF in Tampa and began a career in acting. He turned SAG and started appearing in many national commercials. He started writing and directing commercials. He built a local advertising company. Now he has an RV traveling on old Route 66, this time as a 73 year old Barbarian. Come join Him as he travels back to the past. Review by Better World Books: Wrestler review: This is a story about a wrestling family motivated by their quest for adventure. There is humor, drama and friendships that endure through the decades. Locker room stories are passed from town to town. There is the tragedy of grudge matches carried on outside the ring. There are fans who think they are tougher than the wrestlers. There is fishing and hunting with other well known celebrities of the day..... read the whole review at Better World Books... You can request a signed copy by e-mail at thatdoghunts1@gmail.com $20.00 plus S & H or buy right now at the Kindle Store

Displaying 11 to 20 of 25 articles < Back | Next > Pages: 1 2 3  Articles by Larry Whittler  11. Growing up in America September 08, 2007 Cowboys weren’t dead they had just changed their profession. After the war there was little direction, but there was a lot of hope. Farmers flocked to the city and people moved west to make a new start. Cowboys were our heroes and adventure was our dream. As a boy, the adventures I lived were ac... 12. Common Core Math, Who's teaching your children? What is their agenda? July 05, 2007 Garbage in-Garbage out! We thought our children were safe at school? Now we know that has changed. Spending your formative years in an educational system that focuses on conformity. Declaring that competition is bad is undermining our capitalist society. It gets worse! Our children go to college an... 13. Politicians: Americans aren't stupid, trust me... June 29, 2007 I can’t believe it; the politicians are trying to shove stupid down our throats again… I mean they tried to support Global Warming with science, when that didn’t work they change it to a religion and added the words trust me… The Border problem was solved in 1986, congress approved a fence last Oc... 14. Children/That Dog Hunts What? June 29, 2007 Children/That Dog Hunts What? Press Release Wrestler/That Dog Hunts: The author gives an explanation of the title… “That Dog Hunts is the way I was taught values in my youth.” Values that made America great! Trust, self reliance, integrity, respect and the fact that you are responsible for... 15. Muslim Pray in Public Schools... Americans where is your outrage? Elected Leaders, Newspapers, TV Ne June 25, 2007 Muslim Pray in Public Schools... Americans where is your outrage? Elected Leaders, Newspapers, TV News Networks, Cable News why isn’t this a lead story? Judges Throw Religion Out Of Schools! Throw Out the Pledge of Allegiance! Throw the Christians out? Allow Muslim’s to pray in school by pr... 16. I'm over Stupid! June 08, 2007 I’m over Stupid! By Larry Whittler Born in the early 1940’s I was taught from an early age that helping your neighbor was a good thing… sayings like “your rights end where your neighbor’s nose begins” and “your integrity is your most prized possession”… We fought wars to preserve a... 17. Politicians: Quit teaching my grand children that lying is alright.... June 05, 2007 Politicians: Quit teaching my grand children that lying is alright…. By Larry Whittler I was always warned by Mom & Dad of people who would say anything in a conversation to win you over to their way of thinking… They always warned me about the ones that would flip flop back and forth on their ... 18. Me vs You! June 05, 2007 Me vs You! By Larry Whittler “Me” people only ask what others can do for them… They will not find happiness looking outside of themselves… “Me” people only want you to listen to what they have to say… “You” people only ask if they can help? They find happiness from within eve... 19. Freedom, Most Americans don't get it... June 05, 2007 Freedom, Most Americans don’t get it… By Larry Whittler When I was growing up in the forties and fifties it was understood that you would serve your country, you could do so by voluntarily joining one of the branches of the armed forces or you would be drafted by the Army, I chose the Navy. At th... 20. The Great Controversy June 05, 2007 The Great Controversy By Larry Whittler For years every husband and wife has battled over the position of the toilet seat. I would like to put this to rest forever. Women’s Mechanical Disability… From the early days women would engage the help of a man to traverse a muddy street, chop th... < Back | Next > Pages: 1 2 3

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