Travels Without Charley
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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‘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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The ninth in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
has been published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
“James And Jean. Two different journeys. Two similar endings. Two different feelings."
People: Nenah
I worked in San Diego in those days. Everybody around me was promising the world and just doing it what it took. Nobody was asking questions. It was crazy. I held to my truth. But I was the only one that did. But it still all blew up.
That was ten years ago. Now I am here, for me, nothing has changed. I work hard. I reap my rewards.
I love Commercial Banking. It is what I do. All of it.
I find the deals. I work the deals. I close the deals.
I never let go of my core principles.
I didn’t react.
Our truths are our lives. Those truths can do move.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
William Shakespeare
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The eighth in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
has been published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
“Sarah. Alone. Nobody with her. Imagine what they could have learned had they sat beside her. Talked to her."
The seventh in my series …
‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’
has been published on BIZCATALYST 360°.
“John and Mary’s truck has broken down. Completely. And they seem just fine with that."
People: Rebecca
“I live about 30 minutes North of here. There really isn’t any work up there. My husband is a mechanic from Mexico. He has his own auto repair business and helps me look after the children. I drive down here to work. I like it, the hours are flexible so it makes the family side easier.”
“I have 5 children. My firstborn is 15, the youngest is 2. It’s good because my mom helps, particularly with my eldest. He likes her and she likes him. It’s a good relationship and they bonded at birth”.
She will miss him when he moves away.
People: Leroy
“I am 76 years old and have been married for 58 of them. She had just turned 17 when we started our lives together.”
“I buy jewelry from the Zuni Indians and sell it to people that appreciate the intricacy and beauty. Their art is so fine it is almost like needlepoint.”
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A post from last year … it was probably back then when I started formulating Travels without Charley