Sharyn While in Ghana, Fred witnessed many children who were malnourished. Many of the children had distended stomachs. To fill them up they ate a steady diet of tofu and it bloated their tummies. Fred arranged to buy two of the irrigation systems and had them shipped to Ghana by early-June. He spent two weeks researching … Read more
I raced to catch the phone before it stopped ringing and caught it on the third ring! “Will you marry me?” the caller asked. “Who is this?” I asked laughing. It was such a relief to hear Fred’s voice. He had been gone for four weeks and had planned to be gone for two. I felt … Read more
Michael calmed down, but he repeated the process two more times before it became a faint memory. I was telling Pat Evans about he process and she asked if she could interview me about the process. She was writing a book on “Verbally Abusive Relationships“. She asked permission to use my concept in her book. … Read more
My aunt and uncle came over for my birthday in November and Uncle John suggested we go down town to Lafayette to play some pool. They were the coolest relatives ever! We went to the funkiest place in all of Lafayette, a biker bar. When we walked in, there was a man sitting at the … Read more
When I asked if he was all done, he took a deep breath and let it out. It was as though he was completely exhausted. I don’t think he had ever been able toexpress himself to the point he felt he had talked himself out before. I went to my three pages of notes and … Read more
I’ve had many people ask me about my experience of being on the Oprah Winfrey show. You can see a clip of the show here. I was in an amazing relationship with Michael who was Croatian. I wasn’t aware of this, but they will win the race against Italians when they talk for flailing their … Read more
I finally decided to go for it and after 50 hours I called to schedule my check ride with a grizzly old flight instructor by the name of Red. Of all the instructors to draw, he was the worst one! The first thing Red said to me was “Girls can’t fly!” Behind his back I … Read more
I started taking flying lessons in the spring of 84 and it was grueling. I hired a man from Brazil who used dramatic tactics to make sure I had what it took. When I took my first night flight to Stockton we were on approach when the runway lights went out. I immediately raised the flaps … Read more
On the way home that Friday I stopped by the Concord airport and signed up for ground school. I left the receipt pink slip on the counter and began to put things together for dinner. When my husband came home that night he scanned the pink slip and asked “What is this?” “I signed up … Read more
In 1978 I was working for a local typesetter in Lafayette when a young woman came in to install our new typesetting system. My eyes lit up and I asked her how long she had worked for the company. She told me she had been with them for two years and she got to travel … Read more