Jimbo Red
Retired on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada after spending 30 years overseas in Engineering, Procurement and Construction. involved in Oil and Gas, Pulp and Paper, Civil, Pipeline, Protective Coatings, Refinery and Chemical as well as participation "onsite" during the firefighting efforts in Kuwait after the war with Iraq. Married 5 children, 4 grandchildren and a boat.
JIMBORED STORMS THE ALAMO -2002
Before I leave Texas, I must write my memories of the Alamo. For those who follow my feeble recounts, it will come as no surprise that I managed to find a history lesson there. It is hardly a secret, that,…
BUSTED IN SCHOOL MID SIXTIES
My next article comes from the deep recesses of my aging mind and takes me back to my high school days, circa 1965. The memory was triggered by a conversation with my eldest boy D1, over Easter. We were “chewing…
TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT – HOUSTON 2005
Aaaaahhh finally, I have reached a point, in my rambling thru life, where I have gloriously arrived at retirement. Oh Lord, how I dreamt of this day. My journey thru the cobwebs of my memory has very much, followed my…
THE GREAT JEWEL HEIST OF THE WOODLANDS TEXAS AND OTHER TRAUMAS
Not all of my memories from our time in Texas were of laughter and peace and tiptoeing thru the tulips. It’s just that JimboRed, in his fading light, mostly remembers the good times. However, this post is written about a…
SIGHTS FROM THE WHITE CITY – PERU YEAR 2004, PART VI
Our tour of Peru, in the year 2004, ended as always, in Arequipa. We had been to the north of Peru, tramping around the lands of the Chimu and Moche. We, then, had also spent time in the Andes around…
JIMBORED AND THE LOST CITY OF THE INCA (again) – PERU 2004 – PART V
I have arrived at a place and time, in my mind, where I find myself back in Peru and back in the Andes. The time is late July 2004 and the place is Cusco, Peru. I am sure, by now,…
ANOTHER BUS ADVENTURE, THE PERUVIAN TRAVELLER AND A PERUVIAN HOTEL UPGRADE – PERU 2004 PART IV
We had just finished a whirlwind few days, zipping around Northern, Peru, and seeing whatever sights that area held for us. Notwithstanding my scepticism, I must say that I was completely amazed at what we encountered there. Needless to say,…
THE HELL YOU SAY, PYRAMIDS IN PERU? NO WAY – PERU 2004 PART III
This next memory came to me while I was replaying our trip, to Northern Peru, in my mind. Previously, I have stated that I am no longer trying to reign in my memories, rather I am now trying to unleash,…
I SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE LORD OF SIPAN – PERU 2004 – PART II
Each time I prepare to write an article, I go over it again and again in my mind. I try to get every detail accurate. Of course, with the passage of time, things are not as clear, to me, as…
TREKKING INTO THE LAND OF THE CHIMU – NORTHERN PERU 2004 – PART 1
I inevitably return to the land of the Inca, often, in this journey through the cobwebs of my mind. It seemed like, every few years a deep yearning inside, pulled us back to the place where my life seemed to…
