Richard Leatherman:  

me many years to pay off her medical debts. I took care of my children while she was in the hospitals. I took care of my children when she was at home because she was drunk. She died. We were married when we were young and foolish. She wanted to get away from her alcoholic parents. I was impressed by her beauty (she was exceptionally lovely) and her family¿s position in society. I impressed easy in those old days. I now teach at police and fire departments. I teach their officers leadership. I am also working with a police captain to write a test to help police departments select better officers. I have written a number of professional books. Last year, I finished the third edition of two professional books. One is called The Training Trilogy. It is a book to teach teachers how to be good teachers. The other book is called Leadership Skills. The are both published by HRD Press I built a small business, International Training Consultants, Inc., for 25 years. Ten years ago, I gave the business to my youngest son and his wife. I applied to the University of Richmond for a job as a professor. I was very lucky and was given the job. Three years ago, I retired from the university. I started my own small business as an independent management consultant. I still teach. But, now I teach workshops at police and fire agencies. I love to teach. It was what I was always meant to do. I still teach part time for the University, usually one class a semester. At the university, I teach leadership and also teach teachers how to teach. My old business in now bankrupt. It is no longer operating. But, my new little business is doing very well. My parents died about four years ago. I sold the house I was living in. I bought my old family home where I lived when I was a teenager. I love this house. I feel at home here. It did feel a little funny when I spent my first night in my parent¿s bedroom. I was never allowed in my parent¿s bedroom when I was young. (-: I have spent money in trying to restore this old home. During the last 20 years of my parent¿s lives, they did not see all the things that needed to be done. Restoring this home is a work in progress, and there are still many things that need to be done. I like the Latin culture very much. I also appreciate Latin women. They are clear about their role in a relationship. They are not subservient to their men. They let their men make decisions about the things men are responsible for. But, they make decisions about what they understand is their meaning in life. This is the way my mother and father acted when I was growing up. They had a relationship very much like the Latin culture. My mother was a strong woman. But, she never tried to overpower her husband, my father. I am dyslexic. That means I cannot spell. I think it also makes learning another language very difficult for me. But, I continue to try and learn Spanish. Maybe by the time I am 100-years old, I will be able to speak Spanish. (-: