Daddy loved living in the middle of the forest . . . even though he had to work 3 jobs just to take care of us. After Daddy retired my parents decided to move back to Texas . . . it was less expensive to live. With what they were able to make off of … Read more
I’m a junkie . . . no really, I’m an info junkie. I love gathering information and then try to figure out how to make it useful. One of the only studies conducted by the IRS that I found interesting states that only 1 in 8 people do something to earn their income that they … Read more
I did everything I could do to work with the CPA remotely. But then he insisted I come into the office to sign the returns and as I had suspected, Fred was there waiting for me. Fred and I had never had a fight in the five years we were together. Although I had pushed … Read more
One year later I took Fred to the airport, he was returning to Evergreen, Oregon to the resource of the helicopters he had brought to Africa. I dropped him off at Oakland and on the way home I developed a plan. I called a girlfriend Fred didn’t know and asked if I could stay with … Read more
It took me several months to learn how to combat the Malaria. I heard from several people that tonic water had quinine in it so that became my drink of choice. The symptoms slowly diminished and after several years, non of the symptoms exist. By the time Fred got back he had taken a couple … Read more
“Malaria.” the doctor smugly pronounced as he flipped through the chart of the many test results. “Malaria? How is that possible? I got the shot!” I did indeed do everything I was told I had to do to make the trip to Africa safely. “How much do you weigh?” the doctor queried without looking even … Read more
A very kind man noticed me, saw Doctor Olson’s sign and went in to tell them about me just hanging out (literally) of the car. When Dr. Olson explained to the doctors at the hospital I had just returned from Africa, they were certain they had a rare disease they would be able to tackle … Read more
As soon as I got in the car with him, his greeting was “You look like hell!” “Good, I wouldn’t want to confuse anyone!” I mumbled. I managed to drive the hour back to Lafayette and crawl into bed to try and ease away from the drowning feeling that had overtaken me. The next morning … Read more
Somehow Fred managed to push my flight back by seven days and he sent a Telex to my boss to let him know I wasn’t going to make it back for another week. And I spent the entire week in bed, sleeping more often than not. When the week was up, I boarded a small … Read more
I was more tired than was warranted for the leisurely day of being driven through the scenic jungle, but still, I headed for bed before 8 pm. The next morning I could hardly get out of bed. My back ached and I had a raging fever. Not that we knew how high the fever might … Read more