“The toughest part about construction is that you’re working yourself out of a job all the time. You’re always going to a project to finish that project. You know you’re going to lose your job eventually. You know you’re going to get laid off someday … Continue readingConstruction buddies ‘your biggest asset’
“That Christmas, when I began to do my hair, I felt something and couldn’t lift my arm. The doctor kept giving me pills, but they didn’t help. It turned out to be breast cancer. “I began to pray and to use noni. It’s a fruit … Continue readingShe turns to herbs to help battle breast cancer
“I went to Texas A&M and got my degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences. I intended to be a fisheries biologist, but life had other ideas. “My dad passed away, so I ended up in the family business managing drug stores. Through the years I … Continue readingCareer choice goes astray because life happened
“I like to call myself a horticulturist. But I guess that’s just a glorified way of saying farmer or gardener. I specialize in gourmet mushrooms. “I’ve converted a large room in my father’s house into a grow room. Hopefully, when I have a little more … Continue readingHealthy lifestyle important to local ‘farmer’
“I’m a native New Yorker. Lived there the first 40 years of my life. My friends liked to call me THE New Yorker. I lived that New York lifestyle. “It’s weird to think that I’m not in an apartment anymore. I’m driving instead of taking … Continue readingNative New Yorker likes ‘where I am now’
“I never married. No kids. I guess I was always open to the marriage thing, but I never wanted to be a parent. I don’t know why, really. I love kids. Maybe it goes back to living in New York City for so long. “It … Continue readingNo marriage, no children, no regrets
“My dad always wanted me to be a pro baseball player. It came pretty natural to me, and I was in select baseball growing up. But I decided to give it up heading into high school. “I’m really into skateboarding and photography. My mom’s pretty … Continue readingPhotography and skateboarding — it’s his dream
“I don’t draw as much as I used to, mostly because I can’t find the inspiration for it. Or I can get inspired, but my hands don’t seem to want to work with my brain. I see it perfectly in my head how I want … Continue readingFor lack of patience, she gave up on art
“Glynn and Mysti are team Mystic. Kristen and I are team Valor. We pretty much fit the Pokémon team stereotypes, the aggressive versus the thinkers. It’s all in fun, though. We try to meet up every day to go hunt for new Pokémon, train our … Continue readingPokémon Go has them out of the house, exploring city
“I’m not a violent person. It was just a bad situation that I misinterpreted. My anxiety level was so high it was unreal. I wasn’t sleeping. I had heart palpitations. I felt scared all the time. So when the situation arose I just reacted. It … Continue readingPrison wolves, loneliness life-changing experience