What have you been doing since 1970?
Entered Snow College in Ephraim, Utah in Fall 1971 studying Pre Med[Thought the school was named for ski conditions- instead named after Mormon Church President.What a letdown!] Moved + settled in Salt Lake City to be closer to Alta.Worked for several years to support ski addiction , but settled down when I met my perfect California Blond. So Mimmi McGee married Mike McGough[No Kidding!], I joined The Marriott Corporation and was the Horticulturist for their Flagship property in Salt Lake[The Marriotts are devout Mormons and would visit the hotel many times/ year.] Bill would make a point to see me to ask advice about his houseplants. We had the ideal life-a house, 2 kids , 2 Golden Retrievers, and 5 National Parks to camp in nearby. Unfortunately,it even rains in California + the White Picket fence wasn't enough to keep Mim +I together .We divorced amicably+ I moved closer to my family in Ct. via Orlando, Fl. after 9 months of hellish weather that Disney World could'nt appease.I've been in Norwalk, Ct. since 1989 with a wonderful partner named Karen Michaels[you noticed - I'm attracted to people whose names end in M- character flaw]. We travelled extensively through the years to Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and other far flung places +just recently returned from Vancouver to see some of the Olympic Games where Karen is working for NBC. I'm presently employed w/ a Greenwich, Ct. firm managing many prominent estates[landcape-wise] including Ron Howard, Mel Gibson, + many of the Titans of Wall Street.My son Matt lives near his mother in the Denver area working for a Toyota dealership Can you say...Bad Timing? Anyway, he's happy there enjoying his dog + his girlfriend ,so he's fine. My 2nd son, Jaime , is living in LA, and just recently landed a job W/ Disney as a 3D engineer[ they're called Imagineers- clever,eh?] He's presently sculpting a mockup for a 10 ft. replica of Red, the Fire Truck from the animated movie, Cars, to be cast in fiberglass +and on display at Carsland, a new theme park in Disneyland.Kool, huh. As our business slows at this time of the year, I was able to spend a chilly month in Fla. w/ my mother who on January 1 turned 94! We finished the month w/ a cruise to the western Caribbean w/my siblings+ their spouses.Sadly, I lost my mother Ellie on February 19,2010 after complications in surgery to repair a broken hip from a recent fall. I'm devastated by her passing, since she was so active w/ Bridge +and golf both in Crystal Lake and St. Pete where she spent her winters.She was famous for her yearly trips w/ her "clan" as she called us, + everyone wanted her to "adopt them". She'll be greatly missed. That brings us up to date. The novel will be in bookstores soon.
