Richard (Rick) Murphy:  

I do miss that time of innocence and positive expectations of life as it unfolded. We spent the summer of 1959 traveling from Colorado through as many western states as possible towards California, chasing my mothers cartoon dream of a better life! I ate my second breakfast at the catz paw before class. While laughing as some instinctually challenged individual pop the clutch and dropped that transmission, twisted the U bolts loose, leaving the driveline dangle...poor chevy! I slept during all math classes which were right after lunch and just before workout time for track or cross country. I also have to thank those young girls who sat around me, because without them I would not have achieved a parent acceptable grade. I ran on the cross country team and the track team. They weren’t spectator sports. I actually tried real hard not to stand out to much at Watsonville. It seems I was quite successful, so don't be sorry if you don't remember me. The year 1969 to whenever has been spent recovering from an accident in SE Asia and It was an all expense paid vacation which started in 67. Thanks for the memories uncle sam! Homecoming was not a pleasant experience; add your own reasons here..... A memory? He had been waiting for its chime, her soothing voice he longed to hear. The day has been one of stress; he is still waiting for that call. He wonders why its so late but thankful for the time as the day slips away. The chime is expressed he answers its ring there is a sobbing and stuttering hello on the other end. Despair begins reign and then from within a rage envelopes him... It is a relief he tells himself; in a half hearted way she was kind with her words as she told him of some one new... He ponders them as he wa...Expand for more