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People First
“They come for three months - they stay for four years - and I welcome that....
I got my skills very early in life and never looked back. A lot of people in my...
"Me? I'm from England ... you’ve heard of the 'Garden of England'?“ “I...
In a recent newsletter, I referenced a book; Everything I Know About...
How about you? I asked. "Me? More brothers and sisters than most and none of...
He looked at me. Eyes piercing my skull. “Yes - I have heard of it I replied....
"In Italy I was a photographer. In Rome." “A pretty place to photograph.”...
Stood to the side of the road, walking stick supporting him. Well kept. Elegant...
Jan knows the UK and lives in Texas now, but the journey from one to the other...
"I spent the day with my dog." "What kind of dog is it?" "A Boston Terrier."...
I worked in San Diego in those days. Everybody around me was promising the...
“I live about 30 minutes North of here. There really isn’t any work up...
"I am 76 years old and have been married for 58 of them. She had just turned 17...
‘JK’ was born in Eastern Texas - ‘where there are trees and orchards’....
Alan from the mid west, Margaret from the East Coast, met, married and started...
Brad studied and graduated in Aerodynamics and then went on to work in Florida,...
Pete ... loud ... but nice. Turkish is his ’baby’ has 'been with him for...
Riley was angry. Not visibly. But it wasn’t hard to ‘see’. He had been...
“We quit taking credit cards because of the fees.” “Couldn’t you have...
Cynthia was brought up about 50 miles away, moved here in her teens, and...
The conversation started simply enough. He lived just up the road, had a little...
"I was born in Tijuana. I grew up In San Diego. I moved to San Jose and then...
“My dad is half Japanese and half Latvian, my mom is French, they met,...
"I was born in Palm Springs" he said. He had my attention. I know a few people...
"I'm descended from a Scotsman who married a Dakotan Indian. That's how I came...
"I trained as a Psychologist." "I became a Winemaker." "I run a Bar." "It’s...
She was alone at the bar ... a glass of water, a giant pile of French fries and...
They were from Massachusetts. This was the start of their fourth month on the...
Gina told me that her husband was a magician. A very good magician. Turns out...
Dan knew what he was doing. He offered me an Amber Ale from his selection. It...
Stevie was unsteady on his feet. He walked slowly. He didn’t seem to have...
Jeff had worked in Somerset for 4 years. Emma's mother was born in England. Now...
Caroline and Marcus had arrived in the US a couple of days earlier, most of...
I met Candy while she was having dinner with her beau ... Brian. She is a truck...