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. 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 (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.  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 (born 1978, 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 married Kristen Gonzales in June of 2002 and they have one son named Owen, born in May of 2005.  Joseph has been my fishing partner since he was old enough to hold a fishing rod and we still go out together every chance we get.

My youngest son, Patrick Watts (born 1983, 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.  In August of 2005 Patrick will begin his study of law at the William and Mary School of Law in Williamsburg, VA and hopes to graduate from there is 2009 with a JD.  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!

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 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.