hey everyone, my name is Caleb. For along time i have had a dream of becoming a great inventor like Thomas Edison. It was always something that i was crazy about. As a kid, i would take apart all types of electronics to see how they work and if i could make something else out of it. There was one invention that i had thought of when i was about 12. It was a wheelchair that could climb stairs. I was so excited and proud of myself, but to my disappointment a month or so later my dad showed me the news paper and someone had just invented a wheelchair that could climb stairs easily. It didn't work the same way mine did but it still achieved the same results. As a young kid i didn't take it too well, so i told myself that i would never give up and i would not let that slow me down. Of course over time, everyone began to look down on me because all i had was drawings and sketches of many inventions and ideas that could help people in everyday life, and some that could even help the economy out and create new jobs. Everyone around me today thinks that im nothing but a failure because i haven't even got a patent for one of my inventions, i have tried and tried again to find someway to finally pursue my dreams, but i cant even find a job in this economy, and there is no way i would want to get some degree to get a job. Thats not what i want to do in life. Thats not my passion. There are a few people out there that have an idea and want to get a patent for their invention and want to put it on the market and make alot of money or whatever. Thats not what im about. I want to do this because its what i have a passion for and the only thing that i am truly good at. I had a job for about a year working as a deckhand on a tug boat and i wasn't good at it, period. I was almost fired from the company but i quit before they could fire me. Everyone i knew told me it was a foolish decision to just quit like that in this economy, but i was so angry at myself for going down a path that led to a life that i wasn't meant for. And even though my job did pay very well, it still wasn't what i wanted to do with the rest of my life, i wasn't in it for the money, i hated my job, it took away all my creativity and i wasn't going to let that happen. And even though i have still failed many times over and over again, i am not going to let failure stop me from pursuing my dreams and ultimately changing the world! Thomas Edison never let a failed experiment slow him down, instead he learned from his failures and found ways how not do an experiment. There isn't many people that want to invent for a living, but for me its not just something i want to do, its a calling. And the main reason that im making this blog is because i need help to get a patent and turn my best inventions into a reality. And no, im not begging for money or anything. All i am asking for is help to make this all a reality because i definitely dont have the money for a patent or anything, i cant even afford car insurance. But if anyone out there is reading this and can help me, please do. And every single dollar i get from any donations will go towards filing for a patent and manufacturing my ideas and helping me do what i was meant to do in life. And if i get enough money for a patent i will make a prototype of one of my inventions and take pictures of it and post it on this blog for everyone to see (: