I finally spoke to Moke Booz, the coach Susan referred me to. He sounds really nice and very dedicated, and he was as supportive of my thinking about the same career as Susan thought he would be. We spoke for over an hour. He suggested I take a couple of days to try to discern […]
I feel a little better today. I know I need to really focus on my finances and job situation this week. I plan to call about the job counseling position Susan recommended. I also really need to go over the LHH job search material I have. I don’t know whether to call Vonnie about what […]
I don’t plan to write every day, but for now I might. I’ve felt pretty sick all day and, of course, I’ve been worried about worst-case scenarios exacerbated by the recent headlines. Anyway, Jen and I went to Daytona and it was the usual stuff except that we got to take care of Nic for […]
I bought this today because I think this is a very important time in my life. I hope it will be the beginning of the best years … It’s funny that I should be experiencing so many new things, that so many things are changing inside me. I have no job; I’ve gained weight; I’m […]
As soon as I moved to Los Angeles, Mom started to send me articles about the Gators which she clipped from The Gainesville Sun. Sometimes she’d toss in a few Peanuts comics or a sticker, little things like that. And always a note. Here is the note she included after we beat Tennessee 27-23 in […]
Gifts from coworkers
In 1994 mom returned to school to finish her degree. She went to UCF and got her BA in 1998 at the age of 50. She was incredibly proud of this accomplishment, and we were all very proud of her, too. She submitted a paper for ANT 3422 on December 3, 1996 titled Gagne, A […]
Here is an anecdote mom submitted to the Life in These United States department of Reader’s Digest. It’s typed and she wrote “9/16/85” in the upper margin, so that’s how I’m dating it. It’s funny to see our old address and phone number. I can’t say for certain if it was ever published in the […]
August 12 I have to write this down, Father. You know — about what came to me while Evelyn and I were talking. I’ve been saying, “Lord, what are you trying to break me of or detach me from? Tell me and I’ll sneak around and do it myself so that it won’t hurt. […]
August 8 Well, Father, today, so far, has been a pretty good day. Notice how I’m almost afraid to even say that? Why? I guess I’m just so —— that when I’m suffering I won’t like it; can’t quite feel your love; can’t quite see your plan. I get mad at you because I […]