SURVIVAL IN THE TEETH OF HURRICANE IKE – HOUSTON 2008
My next little story is sure to draw howls of protest from Ron. But, trust me on this, I believe it to be true, just as the voices, in my mind, recited it to me. I can just hear her…
I GOT MY KICKS ON ROUTE 66 – TUCUMCARI NEW MEXICO – 2008
This next trip through my fleeting and fading memory, takes place about 18 months after moving to Vancouver Island. Ange was living with us and attending University, or about to. Ron was now living in Newport Beach, California, a little…
JIMBORED KICKS SOME ASS IN THE MMA – HOUSTON 2002
Before I leave Texas, on my way into the lands of the forgotten. By that I mean retirement. I want to relate an opinion of something that changed many of my preconceived ideas of sports. Especially, the manly art of…
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,…
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…
JIMBORED RACES TO THE GRAND PRIX – 2003/4
I am now remembering a time while we lived in Houston, where I had the opportunity of a lifetime, twice. This occurred in spring 2003 and was repeated one year later in June of 2004. I was invited to accompany…
EASY RIDER CONQUERS TEXAS 2002 – 2004
For my next post about our time in Texas, I am going to write of my memories of Ange (or easy rider). At this point, she was a product of, a girls school in Edinburgh. They had trained her well.…
ONE LITTLE MISTAKE AND MY LIFE IS CHANGED FOREVER – 2002
I lay here in bed at 4 am letting my thoughts wander to times gone past and major events that happened to shape my life. I am pondering our years spent in Texas and trying to focus in on that…
THE TIME THE CATFISH ATE PAPI IN TEXAS 2003
This next piece is a memory of Deysi’s dad (Papi) during a time that he came to visit us in Texas and make sure all was well with us. Papi was born and raised in Peru and for his first…
