BEWARE NORSEMEN HERE COMES JIMBO RED – YEAR 2000
After a brief foray, in my mind, to Mexico, I am back to my memories of our time in Scotland. As you are aware, I had broken my (more or less chronological) stream of writing, about adventures in and around…
AND LIKE QUETZALCOATL JIMBO RED FINISHES AND LEAVES, WITH A PROMISE TO RETURN ONE DAY, PART III
With land and labor contract’s in place, it was now time to get on with building a plant. I returned from Mexico City, after a contract was signed, and prepared to return to my office in Canada. “Not so fast”,…
COATZACOALCOS MEXICO, WORKING IN THE LAND OF THE AZTEC 1997 – PART II
My mind has wandered back to the year 1997, in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. It is now winter, January, and I am back, after a Christmas break. The biggest task left, is to negotiate a contract for the land, (read swamp). This…
COATZACOALCOS 1997 – JIMBORED LANDS 1000 YEARS AFTER QUETZALCOATL LEAVES
Once again, I find I must break away from our time in Scotland, to fill in a long dormant memory. This time my mind wanders to Mexico and memories of our time there. I must say, that my memory seems…
EMIGRATING TO SCOTLAND WITH AN ILLEGAL ALIEN
For this post, I must take us back in time, to 1998, when we left Canada, once again and headed off to Bonny Old Scotland. I can already hear the howls of protest. Something like, “this is bullshit, we have…
THE SUMMER JOB FROM HELL 1967 – 1968
I will kick off the New Year 2022, with a flashback to my time after High School, in the summers of 1968 and 1969. My post today, could be categorized as a “memory”, but I have chosen to consider it…
IS IT ALL OVER FOR JIMBO RED? A 2022 RANT.
Here I sit in January 2022, wondering if the old clutch has finally slipped. Ol’ Jimbo Red is in the middle of a complete writer’s block. Or perhaps it is, only, a temporary, lack of inspiration that prevents me from…
THE CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT COULDN’T STOP GIVING 2021
The Christmas Season 2021 is now upon us. This year, as it approaches, I realize that it is time for a Christmas post. I know, most of you are saying, “yeah, so what” or, “who cares, anyway”? My only response…
IN SEARCH OF NESSIE AND OTHER EPIC BATTLES – SEPTEMBER 1999
During our time in Scotland from the years 1998 thru 2002, we spent out leisure time exploring Scottish history. There were a myriad of places to visit and snoop around in. Deysi and I chose a different place to look…
A BLOGGING MIRACLE HAS HAPPENED, DECEMBER 2021
A blogging miracle has just happened. After one and a half years I have reached some milestones. Every one of which, I believed, unreachable, when I started. The written content of my blog now exceeds 300,000 words. I told you,…
