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David K
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Great stuff Dan, many thanks for taking the time to share it with us!
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captain4tuna
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Great stories. Would love to read some more.
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zforbes
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I add my words of encouragement to posting more about your life. No wasted words, good flow. Thanks.
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oladulce
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The Story Man
On our first driving trip to Baja we met a Texas couple while camping at Brisa del Mar on the beach in San Jose del Cabo. He was 20 yrs our senior and
she, a couple yrs older than us. We all surfed, enjoyed nature, loved star-gazing, and they got us into bird watching of all things. I wouldn’t have
imagined they'd be people we'd hang around with but we became fast friends and enjoyed many adventures together over the years.
Jim was a natural story teller. He'd led an interesting life, was observant, had a vivid memory, and genuinely liked people and would engage them in
conversation at every opportunity. He'd strike up a conversation with an elderly man I hadn't even noticed and learn the most fascinating facts about
his life, for example. We learned to add a few hours of travel time when traveling with Jim because he stopped to talk to everyone along the way.
He grew up on the Tex/Mex border along the Rio Grande and had his abuelita was a Mexicana so he spoke Spanish on a daily basis. "What'd he say Jim?"
we'd sometimes get lazy and look to him for translations. "What do you think he said" he'd quiz- being the eternal teacher, he'd never let us
slack off.
Sandy was the love of his life and never let on that she’d heard some of the stories a hundred times. Jim had an idea to write a fictional tale
incorporating some of his real life adventures along with a love story of their life together.
When Sandy finally retired, they moved to Punta de Mita and enjoyed 2 wonderful years of surfing and relaxing they had always dreamed of.
Jim was diagnosed with prostate cancer and passed away a yr and a half ago. Sandy compiled the stories he'd written in to a manuscript and had it
bound in to a book that she gave to all of their friends after the funeral. It's entitled "Curly Sue and her Story Man".
I tried to read a few pages but I'm not ready yet. My husband BigWooo may never be able to open it- Jim was like his big brother. But we smile seeing
it on the shelf and think of Jim.
Sorry for the rambling.
Lizard Lips, your story reminded me of something our friend Jim might have shared. It's wonderful and I hope you'll post some more.
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Neal Johns
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lizard lips,
Thanks much for the great storytelling. Don't put off writing that book too long.
Neal
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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lizard lips
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A lot of really nice responses. I am going to write my book now. After submitting thousands of reports to customers which contains only limited
information that pertains to the investigation only, I can add everything else that happened.
Thank you all who responded......
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