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Section 2 – About a Father

In order to understand this post, you should read part 1 first. ===================== I was captivated by the lady at my side. The one I was asked to take to the party. Absolutely captivated. My job was a seven day a week gig delivering newspapers. roughly 2,000 papers a night. Double that on Sundays. So I had to escort her back to her friends and pick up my daughter. Later that evening, when I showed up to deliver papers to the lady that I had wanted to date forever, I asked for a phone number. Give you a hint here. It wasn’t for the lady I had wanted to date forever. It was for my date to the Christmas party. I was so afraid to call her. So I asked a friend to make the first call for me. Yep you guessed it. I asked the lady I was delivering

Section 1 – About a father

Thinking of my family at this late hour. It is 1am here. 2am back home. I am on vacation and can’t sleep. All but one family member is at home in Casa de Familia. I was working a night job delivering newspapers. One night I happened to deliver to a business that had an old friend working. I had worked with this person in a previous job when I was still in high school. I wanted to date her more than I wanted anything in this life. I wanted to show her that men are not all assholes like her ex-husband and the other riffraff that she went out with. One night, she invited me to a Christmas party at a hotel with some friends. It so happens that I had my daughter that weekend. What better way to woo a woman than to introduce a small child. So I

Relaxation while on vacation

Today marks day 4 of my vacation. We toured the Little Big Horn Battlefield today. I wish that I had no health problems. I wish that I had full use of my legs and no balance issues. My legs work, but I don’t know from moment to moment if they are going to support me. I walk with canes. So we toured the site from the comfort of our mini-van. Ahh… the feel of air-conditioning. Here is one of the photos I took today. It was an enjoyable visit in that I spent time with my eldest daughter. On the other hand, being a veteran, it was sad to ponder the fate of all participants in the battle. Both Native American and US Troops. I can’t imagine the horror that must have gone through the minds of some of the men as they realized that there was no hope of