I decided to stay near LAX even though my appointments were in Riverside (about 1.5 hours away). I wanted to be close to “the action” and also close to my sister who lives about 45 minutes north.  I actually could not wait to get to the airport on Monday because it was turning out to be a very crazy day.  I had an unscheduled meeting in the morning ( Read more... )

It was in September about three years ago. I had been working for a mortgage company for a year when the rumors started that the company only had enough cash to last until December. After that, we would all be out of a job. Jen was not working at the time so if I lost my job we would have no money coming in and a mortgage to pay. I was, to put it ( Read more... )