Category Archives: Crossing Paths

#353 The Bonzi Tree and Raw Emotion

Mario has been working at his job for four years…He cleans semis, and occasionally does some janitorial work for extra cash…He came to me to see if  he could work with me doing odd jobs and detailing a few cars.  I like … Continue reading

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The People we meet…

Dr Seuss wrote…Wet foot, dry foot… Low foot, high foot…Front feet, back feet… Red feet, black feet… Left foot, right foot… Feet, feet, feet… How many, many feet you meet…. Slow feet, quick feet…. Trick feet, sick feet… Up feet, … Continue reading

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Online VS Real Life …how others imagine us

I have been chatting, posting to bulletin boards, blogging and sending emails for about 9 years now.  I have met, via the internet, hundreds if not thousands of people.  I have seen their pictures, read a few short comments or … Continue reading

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#244 Finding Precious Plastic…

I worked most of the day…started at 8 finished at about 6 pm…had to take one of my employees home so we got off I-15 at the UVSC exit and drove up the Walmart hill towards the University Mall.  Just … Continue reading

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#240 When the world STOPS

Ross worked for me for many years…he was a loyal and dedicated employee.  He quit  to take a job with better pay at the prodding of his wife, tho the respect and appreciation he received from us would never be … Continue reading

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#210 Nearly a Disaster…how minutes change our lives

He was an escaped convict, walking along the main rail line at 2 am, when he saw our USDA manufacturing plant, the Mercury vapor lights in the yard, illuminated the trucks, and dock area.  It must have seemed like an invitation to … Continue reading

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#205 A toast to Phil, a really good Friend…

Phil died Today…not even seventy yet…awfully young don’t you think?   Fifteen Years ago, I met Phil.  You remember Phil, the guy I wrote about in a blog about hospital errors and  the anatomy of negligent homicide…Well I received news today … Continue reading

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#191 An Unexpected Friendship

When He arrived from the middle east to do research and update his disertation, Dr M brought with him, a beautiful family which included his wife, and two marvelous pre teen girls.  I met him when I heard thru a … Continue reading

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#183 Finding answers to hard questions…

My dad was a Marine, during the second world war. In San Diego, during boot camp, while on liberty, he visited the community church where he met an older woman from Provo Utah,  a tourist it seems, …Since he was familiar with the … Continue reading

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#179 Bumping into Mr TRUTH

The Beast Mom (ie best mom),  one of my favorite bloggers, posed a question after reading my last blog about the "Man in the Moon"…a movie that evoked deep emotion in me…Not sure what it was about the movie that has … Continue reading

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