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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Patrick the Homeless Man

A homeless man named Patrick frequently passes through Location A. Some days I see him two or three times coming or going. Patrick looks to be in his late fifties, early sixties. Given his age I cannot help but think that Vietnam has something to do with him being homeless. A reason why I think... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Dad's Vacation and Having New Experiences

Dad is on another vacation, having left for Ocean City, Maryland Saturday afternoon and will return sometime tonight. I have been left in charge again but see it as no big deal. For me it feels like yesterday that I was worried about running the show when he went on hiatus after having his hip... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

So Long Steve Part 2

Ten days have elapsed since Dad fired Steve Redder. Immediately I felt concerned because of the uncertainty presented with the situation. Would my friendship with Steve remain intact? How would Dad and Steve make up in the future? Would I find myself caught in the middle between my father and a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

So Long Steve Part 1

When I was in the middle of emptying out one of the bays at Location D on Monday the 27th Michael Gellington came outside to tell me Dad was on the phone and that it was important. I quickly finished up the bay and headed inside to hear what Dad had to say. "I need you to come to Location A," he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Dad is Stressed

The past few weeks have been very stressful on my father. Oh where to start. First of all, we had another bank interested in what has become a never ending quest to refinance. Sadly that bank does not have any money to lend right now, which makes it pretty darn hard to do a deal. So that makes it... Sign in to see full entry.

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