Linda Shiffer:  

giving me more kids through family, friends and reaching out to children, teaching Sunday school. Sometimes, things that seem to be hard to except at the time turn into blessings. Mr. Rogers, some kind of history class. He was one of the first black teachers that I can remember teaching at Lakewood. Thank God, we have come along ways since then. I look back and relieze how patient he was with me and how much I learned about life and getting along. I can remember asking a question in class and a kid sitting behind me saying outload what a stupid question it was. I turned around and kinda told him off and Mr. Rogers told the class, the only stupid question is the question not asked. If you don't ask, you will never know the answer. I live by that now ?? years later. After that, I remember I started getting along with the kid that sat behind me. I was in a club in High School, Athena. It was fun, but I found out later it was too clickie for me. I guess I liked everyone, even though I wasn't very popular, just there. I hated seeing people being picked on. I'm pretty happy at this point in my life, but would like to spend less time working and more time playing. I guess I like my job. Iv'e been working for the same company, Al Larson Boat Shop for the past 25 years. The company is on Terminal Island, LA Harbor and my office looks over the harbor. We repair SHIPS. We are talking Big Ships. Fireboats, Coast Guard, Navy, Tugs, big ships. I work in the office doing everything that gets dumped on me. Actually, bookkeeping/accounting. The company has been around for 105 years. My first real crush was in the 6th grade. That's all I'll say. My do-over would to spend more time on studying and less time on trying to fit in. Funny, I still dress pretty much the same. Jeans. It seems like the way I dress never goes out of style. Styles have come full cycle. I love retro. I love sports, mostly watching sports. Golf and football. I do like to go to a Angel game once in awhile, but mostly for the excitment and the junk food! I love my Cocker, Suzy Q. No none has ever gotton so excited to see me when I come home. When I go away, I call her and leave messages on the phone so she can hear my voice. I guess that is an obsession or just being weird.