Richard Jernigan and the Ranch at Forever Sky

I saw my first Indiana Jones' movie when I was 8 years old. Raiders of the Lost Ark. It was a fantastic experience. I had nightmares for at least two years--not about the snakes (always loved snakes) but about the guy getting cut up by the airplane propeller. Ewwww.

I make no secret that I am a huge Indiana Jones fan. I can't even tell you how many times I saw The Last Crusade in the theatre. It would be embarrassing. And I watched The Temple of Doom some ungodly number of times--I had it taped from TV on a VHS--something my children will know absolutely nothing about. (VHS to them will equal 8-track to me.)

So when I first saw Richard, I have to admit I was a bit stunned. He had the hat. I mean THE HAT. The hat that could never fall off, never get blown away, the hat that would never part with Indiana Jones through rain, wind, or weird voodoo people trying to extract his heart.

He had the HAT. And what was amazing was that he wore it well. I mean, you see Richard in that hat, and you suddenly feel like all men should wear hats. Not the silly baseball caps. Not the pretentious cowboy hats. Real hats.

Then I found out that he was a professor who taught History at PJC... I mean, does it get better than that?

Actually yes, yes it does. Because as part of the Forever Sky family, Richard rides horses.

I have to say that out of all of our Forever Sky family, Richard is the most debonair, most elegant in his speech, most poised in his gait--(I'm sure I'm embarrassing the heck out of him now. Sorry Richard!) But really, seeing Richard walk into the barn is like watching something not quite real. It's like watching a movie.

Richard is Forever Sky's Indiana Jones. I haven't seen the whip yet, but I bet it's somewhere in his car...or in the tack room!

Welcome to the family, Richard!