If you’re 29 and 364 days old you’re younger than Mike Jurick

[Editors note: The author of World Sojourner is not responsible for the pictures and information conveyed in this posting.  Similar to a lawn mower that can be used for a specific job if others see it as useful, so to can we view the posting of this blog.  This won’t change the fact I’ll probably sleep in my closet with a riffle for the next couple days - just in case.  The guy is a trained military man and, and I really, really mean this, an all around good guy who can take a joke.  Especially a fella in his 30s - not 20s like yesterday - but thirties.  Older.  Wiser. Or, just older. ]

In honor of the latest Batman movies, which tell the story of a hero (and all around good guy who has a great sense of humor and great friend is a hell of a lot older now) I’m going to tell the story of Michael A Jurick Jr - not only how a young man growing up in West Virginia becomes a kick-ass military guy but also as an exclusive to this blog, we shall unveil his alter-ego as well.

Sometimes a good movie starts with the end and works its way backwards - so to will this post

Today, at 30 we have Mike Jurick (by the way I’m using Mike’s name more often so it’ll Google better - hit me with a link so it’ll get a better page rank)Mike Jurick 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Jurick - super hero

But how does this 30 year old guy go from sweet young man?:

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To super-hero:

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There were other options:

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NASCAR for instance - but that was too slow

Or:

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Rock music - because chicks dig a guy who can play guitar - but later he found the nice young ladies really like well dressed men:

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Big bow tie, or small:

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The attire then led to new ideas & ambitions - politics?

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But, when everything was said in done (at least to this point) fighting bad guys publicly required at least one side-arm:

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and an alter-ego similar to Clark Kent:

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But everyone knows Clark is really superman:

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Mike Jurick Jr - today’s your birthday my friend.  If you know Mike or don’t - please leave him a comment and a birthday wish. 

In case you’re wondering how these pictures ended up scanned and on my hard-drive - you can certainly thank the two most important women in your life.

Happy Birthday!  Corky is still on top of that car roof and enjoy the day!