Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Paul Hermann and Polly Corsino, Sun City Visitor’s Center, Sun City, AZ

Posted on January 30, 2016 by paulefallon

The Bell Recreation Center looks like a vintage 1970’s shopping mall, solid walls of rusticated block with a few glass front entrances framed by dramatic roofs, the kind of Class B shopping center that might be occupied by Payless Shoes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Trudy Bryson and Larry Vroom, Sun City, AZ

Posted on January 29, 2016 by paulefallon

Trudy Bryson, age 69, lives in her parent’s house. That quaint fact that conjures images of Iowa farmhouses or South Boston triple-deckers – family heritage passed through the generations. But Trudy’s family home is far from her Northbrook, IL birthplace. … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Randy of Randy Hamburgers, Stone Cabin, AZ

Posted on January 28, 2016 by paulefallon

The yin and yang of the United States is that we are simultaneously tough and tender. We love our guns. We love our violence and our football. We love to throw our weight around the world. But we also wear … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Myra and Michael Fisher, Yuma , AZ

Posted on January 27, 2016 by paulefallon

More than fifty years ago Michael Fisher came upon a girl breaking into his high school locker in Longview, WA. Turns out Myra had the same locker the year before and was inquisitive about its new occupant. They started dating. … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

Posted on January 24, 2016 by paulefallon

How will we live tomorrow? “The power of now. Let us live in the present, but it’s not that easy.” Shomosa, gardener, Cave Junction, OR How will we live tomorrow? “Tomorrow I need an new iPhone. That means I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Matthew Cazalas, Spring Valley, CA

Posted on January 22, 2016 by paulefallon

I made a note in the margins of my notebook, “Matt is my kindred father.” In truth, he’s only a few years older than me, which makes him my kindred older brother. Either way, his story is my story, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Profile Response: Michael Williams, Carlsbad, CA

Posted on January 21, 2016 by paulefallon

What do you look for when buying a house? Good schools? Picturesque views? Granite counters? Off-Street parking? When Michael Williams, former Treasurer of the City of Colton, was looking for a place to retire he reviewed a city’s financial statements, … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Kevin Lee, Fullerton, CA

Posted on January 20, 2016 by paulefallon

“The mind is like a knife. I can kill with it or butter bread with it. It’s not the knife’s fault what I do with it.” Kevin was raised in a Baptist family. Two weeks after high school graduation, his … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Lee Peterson, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Posted on January 19, 2016 by paulefallon

Everyday, everyday objects travel halfway around our world. Dental floss, ballpoint pens, yo-yo’s are made in Asia and shipped here. Sometimes items crisscross multiple times. Wood pulp is shipped to Japan, turned into paper and shipped back here. Silicon Valley … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Profile Response: Bill Bruns, Long Beach, CA

Posted on January 18, 2016 by paulefallon

The broad outline of Bill Bruns’ life doesn’t describe a radical adventurer. Bill worked as a postal carrier and invested his supplemental income in rental properties until he became retirement eligible. lives in a tidy one-bedroom condominium overlooking a golf … Continue reading →

Posted in Responses | Tagged , , | Leave a comment