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The twenty fourth in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
was recently published on BIZCATALYST 360.
Nenah … working hard, reaping rewards. It’s ‘the American way’.
The twenty third in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
was recently published on BIZCATALYST 360.
Rebecca has had a hard life, dealt more than the usual knocks - but deals with it. No complaints. Just surviving with support from ‘the nation’.
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’ : Leroy : No.22
Leroy is hanging onto the most important part of his life - before she goes.
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’ : JK : No.21
JK is young - but has already lived a full life many times over.
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’ : Alan and Margaret : No.20
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’ : Alan and Margaret : No.20
People: Benjamin
Stood to the side of the road, walking stick supporting him. Well kept. Elegant even. Just standing. The traffic constantly passing him by. No slowing down, but then no attempt by him to get them to either.
I slowed down to let him cross. No movement.
I opened the window.
“Would you like a lift?”
“Thankyou.” he said. “Thankyou very much.”
Slowly walking towards the car, he gets in.
“Much appreciated.” he said. “I’m going to 4th street … is that ok?”
"No problem. Which cross street?"
“It doesn’t matter. Anywhere on 4th. I’m going to the bank.”
The nineteenth in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
has been published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
Brad reinvented himself a few times in his life and wrote a sci-fi novel where people routinely have multiple careers. Must be semi autobiographical.
The eighteenth in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
has been published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
Pete is an older gentleman that lives in London. He can see no reason to even visit America - certainly not after what his brother experienced.
The seventeenth in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
has been published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
When I saw this on BizCatalyst360 - I just had to write this because one year later here we are again - with even an bigger disaster in the making.
The sixteenth in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
has been published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
If Steve only knew that his vote was just 1% of all that was needed to switch his entire congressional district.
The fifteenth in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
has been published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
Evelyn has come to understand that decisions are not simple transactions and have real long term consequences.
The fourteenth in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
has been published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
Enrique knows which side of his bread is buttered on and approaches life from the PoV of what he wants … not others.
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’ : Cynthia : No.13
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‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’ : Graham : No.12
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The eleventh in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
is published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
James, proud of his heritage and who he is.
I couldn’t always track the logic of what he said, but we’re talking people!
What’s logic got to do with it?
People: Jan
Jan knows the UK and lives in Texas now, but the journey from one to the other allowed her to see the rest of the world.
She lived in Mildenhall. I’d heard of it. Used to live near there myself.
She joined the USAF to get trained, qualified and see a world ‘outside of the 50’. She left after just three years because she met and fell in love with the man who became her husband (best-laid plans and all that!). Training and Qualifications put on hold, but still traveled and saw the world. After all - her husband was still in the forces.
Now she is an antique dealer and her husband works at the nearby USAF facility. Well not just the USAF, turns out it is the only joint USAF and NATO training facility in the world.
Who knew?
People: Alex
“I spent the day with my dog.”
"What kind of dog is it?" "A Boston Terrier."
"Oh wow, do you have pictures?"
"I did, but I lost my camera and so all my pictures.""Oh no, you know these days it’s so easy to keep your photos backed up in the cloud, so you’ll never lose them."
"I know. I have Google storage and Verizon cloud, but I just never get round to doing it, because it isn't important.""Well maybe you will now."
"Maybe. But now there’s an opportunity to create a set of new memories."The differences in people are revealed by the smallest truths. I live in a world of online back ups, local back ups - duplicated and a system that allows me to recover files lost just a minute ago. Anything less would make me nervous.
There are also those people that never back up because they simply don’t know. Or they have never lost their phone, and with it their only copy of photos, phone numbers and notes.
And then there are people like Alex. He knows all about that. He just doesn’t care. He is not driven by the same triggers that drive me. He lives in the moment. For the moment.
“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh.”
A.A. Milne
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Winner Of The The Nobel Peace Prize
Unless you track it, this kind of news can scoot past you before you even realize what is going on.
The 2018 winner was just announced.
"The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."
It’s extraordinary how people contribute to society for the better good, and you think - what can I do to be more like them?
Which reminded me of last year.
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’ : Midori : No.10
Midori celebrates her heritage with images that she always carries with her.
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