John Watts

My Family:

I have been married to my beautiful wife Sharon since 1974, and we have three sons.

Sharon with two of our grandchildren, Elaine and Emily.


My Three Sons.

My eldest son, Dr. Michael Watts (born 1975, 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.  Michael is now the Director of the Centreville Animal Hospital in Centreville, VA  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 (born 1978, center), graduated from Boston College (where do you think that is?) and is now at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry.  He married Kristen Gonzales in June of 2002.

My youngest son, Patrick Watts (born 1983, right), is attending Notre Dame University in South Bend, IN. and is interested in studying law.  Patrick has been my skeet partner since he was 13 and usually out shoots me, using a pump shotgun no less.  We shoot together whenever he gets home, and play chess over the internet while he's away.

Here is my latest clays gun - a Browning Citori Ultra XS over and under with 30" ported barrels :

Here are some of my favorite web sites:

Coastal Builders' Home Page is the home page of my 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!

Blues-Link's Blues Links one of the best sites for blues links I've found -- very comprehensive.

I like Huang "Star Performer" Harmonicas and Suzuki Promasters (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.