John Watts

My Family:

I have been married to my beautiful wife Sharon since 1974.  She has a BS in Nursing from the University of Maryland at Baltimore, and a Masters in Education from Loyola College in Baltimore. Here is a story I wrote about one of Sharon's escapades that may give you some insight to her personality: "Sharon and the Geese".  We have three sons and you can see their pictures and read about them below.

Sharon with two of our grandchildren, Elaine and Emily.


My Three Sons.

My eldest son, Dr. Michael Watts (left), graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, and then from the The Virginia - Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, VA.  For three years Michael was the Director of the Centreville Animal Hospital in Centreville, VA  In March of 2005 he opened his own veterinary practice in Amissville, VA (that's between Warrenton and Culpeper).  The name of his practice is Clevenger's Corner Veterinary Care and you can check out his web site by clicking here.  He is married to Maureen and they have three daughters - Emily, Elaine, and Rebecca.

These are form Michael:
The Top Ten Reasons I'm a Veterinarian

10. To gain decorative scars about the hands, arms, and face
9. So I can get paid half as much as an M.D. for twice the work
8. Because you can muzzle viscous animals, but people...
7. I thought I was in law school
6. Because formaldehyde makes me feel sexy
5. Because its a zoo out there
4. For the tremendous cultural respect showered upon vets
3. Because I can express anal glands better than I can express my feelings
2. Because I like 8 day weeks
1. I want to hear "Why didn't you become a REAL doctor" for the rest of my life

The Top Ten Reasons I'm a Veterinarian Instead Of an MD. (list #2)

10. I don't know how to golf
9. I wanted to disappoint my parents
8. I wouldn't kill my grandmother to get an A in med school
7. I would rather rectal a cow than a human
6. As a vet, I can say "bitch" multiple times each day and no one will take offense
5. I really care about my patients
4. My ego isn't big enough to be an MD
3. People are generally more vicious than the nastiest animal I have ever worked with
2. I'm not a wimp who wants to spend twice the time learning one eighth the material
1. REAL doctors treat more than one species!!!

My middle son, Joseph Watts (center), graduated from Boston College  in May of 2000.  In May of 2005 he graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. with a PhD in Biochemistry.  He is living in Cary, NC and working in the Research Triangle after completing his post doc work at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.  His post doc work was completed when he published "Architecture and Secondary Structure of an Entire HIV-1 RNA Genome" in the scientific journal "Nature".  This represents the first time anyone has mapped the entire genome of the HIV virus, and should hopefully lead to new drugs and treatments.  Here is the link to his article in "Nature"  Joseph married Kristen Gonzales in  2002 and they have two sons, Owen and Luke, and one daughter Maria.  Joseph has been my fishing partner since he was old enough to hold a fishing rod and we still go out fishing together every chance we get.

My youngest son, Patrick Watts (right), attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. and graduated in May 2005 with a double major in political science and psychology.  He graduated in 2008 with a JD from the William and Mary School of Law in Williamsburg, VA.  He is now living and working in Charlottesville, VA.  Patrick has been my skeet partner since he was 13 and usually out shoots me, using a pump shotgun no less.  We shoot and fish together whenever he gets home, and play chess over the internet while he's away.  

As you may be able to tell I am quite proud of my family!

This is my Border Terrier, Happy Hobbits Little Walter Jacobs, we call him Jake.  He has earned his AKC Senior Earth Dog title and is currently working on his Master Earthdog title.  He loves to go fishing, and yes, he does play a special harmonica I made for him.

 

Here are some of my favorite web sites:

Coastal Builders' Home Page is the home page of my former remodeling business.

HarpTalk Home Page -- if you're interested in harmonica this is THE place on the Internet for harp discussions -- If you had to pay for the information available here you couldn't afford it!

I like to play Suzuki Promasters and Overdrive harmonicas (the best of all I've tried) and they're affordable, I fact you can buy them from Coast to Coast Music right over the internet at the best prices you'll find anywhere.

Doug Puls has great instructional material for harmonica beginners, so if that's you, you should visit his web site.

Another good harmonica site is SPAH, The Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica -- give it a try. They maintain a long list of links to harmonica related sites (including this one!)

If you would like to find out who's playing blues in DC or Baltimore, try The Baltimore Blues Society , The DC Blues Society for local listings.