Author: James Wm Frank

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Being at the right place at the right time.

I have often spoken about events in my life that have been pivotal or hinge points. It has come with an awareness of being in the here and now to recognize it for what it is and to know I was in the right place at the right time. It happened with Lambda Crystal when I saw the potential in Canada enough to start an importing company. That recognition led to over seventeen years of self-employment, an international business, global travel, fantastic life experiences both good and not so good.

I am excited about the potential of becoming an Amazon Partner in logistics and further developing a business income in the States as well as international expansion for Rapidgo. So many things to think about and consider.

My life is about to change significantly over the next while.

I got this! This moment has been made for me. So many things from years past have come together to define this moment in my life.

James, I am so proud of you!

 

Amazon Logistics dsp@amazon.com
Nov 3, 2018, 5:07 PM (13 hours ago)
to me
Hello,

Congratulations! We have received an incredible response to the Amazon Delivery Service Partner program, resulting in a competitive selection process. We are very impressed with your qualifications and experience, and we are excited to inform you that you have been selected to move forward to the next step in the process.

As a next step, we will invite you for a phone interview with an Amazon team member within the next couple of months. You will receive an email to schedule a 30-minute interview closer to the relevant date.

You are not required to do anything at this time. Feel free to visit logistics.amazon.com to learn more about the program.

We look forward to learning more about you in the near future.

Regards,

Amazon Logistics

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In this crazy world, sometimes it is important to point out the obsurdity of political endeavor. I recently posted these onto Twitter, FB, & Instagram.

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Welcome Back James – Begin Again

 

Well, I made it through the anniversary of Mary’s transition. As I look at her pictures each day it doesn’t get much easier. I miss her very, very much. I have set a goal of honoring her every day for my next 90-Day Adventure. I started Jul 16, the anniversary of when she arrived in Raleigh. I have uploaded stories, pictures and videos for Clara to discover at some point in her life and will want to know more about her mother and the strength she imparted to her.

It has been nearly a year since I posted on my personal site. So many things have happened. I feel compelled to mention the success I had in transferring all my websites to a new hosting company. Growing and learning as I went. Challenges with the last company led to my inability to post online for many months. I am so excited to have a newer server with a good hosting company, Liquid Web.

So I am back to posting on my jameswmfrank.commemoratemylife.me site. Yay!

I will post on accomplishments since posting in 2017.

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Mary Boleyn Arrives at RDU

July 16, 2017

Mary arrived to much excitement at Raleigh-Durham Airport.  We had everything prepared at the house for her stay.  We prepared a king-sized bed with separate bathroom, all her favorite foods (M&M Peanuts) and drinks (Kool-Aid – Grape), apples with peanut butter.

As soon as we got to the car, Mary insisted on opening her suitcase to show us two paintings she brought us. One by Clara and one by her.

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Some Things You Can’t Fix

This is my daughter and granddaughter on Fathers Day. I was asked to start the conversation about final arrangements for the funeral with my 34 yrso daughter. There are so many things to clarify. We went through approval on the obituary. The music was selected. The words to be read were identified. The letters to be read afterward and left for the next generation to discover were collected. The wishes for a party were discussed. There were tears on both sides. I expressed my anger at the inevitable. You see, this discussion was not about my passing, but for my daughter who has a fatal disease, called cystic fibrosis. It is a genetic disease that was passed from her mother and myself to her without knowing we both carried a recessive gene. It is, somehow, not right that any parent must have this discussion with their child. It is even tougher for a father to not be able to “fix” something for their child. I post this because baby boomers have learned that not everything in life is always fun. Some things cannot be fixed. I wear a CF bracelet to remind myself continuously of that fact. What source of strength from within you do you call upon when thinking and planning and fixing are not options?

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Grateful, & How 2016

To put it simply – Mary Mount

This lady has changed my life forever – in a really exciting, yet contented way. Being around her for the last year has allowed me to feel alive again. I mean really alive. Being in the moment so much of the time. Sharing so many thoughts, feelings, opinions, without fear of reprisal or condemnation. Without her, 2014 would have been completely different.

The first day in Durham – met Mary for a tour.

Silver moon drive to Hyco Lake, Valentines Day at the RV, Moving in day with RV in March, Trip to mountains, Lyme Disease, T-trials, Trip to Andersonville, GA, Trip to Canada and East Coast, Best summer ever at Hyco Lake, Trip to Washington, DC, Meeting Mary’s friends, admiring Mary in all she does, Birthday at beach, Mary’s birthday at Biltmore House, all the pictures, the mushroom, all the birds, feeding the animals and adventures with the squirrels, the passing of Harley, my sister’s stroke, all the gardening, kayaking on Hyco for first time, exploring northern NC including Virginia, VIR adventures, repairing Margret’s house, meeting Worth, deciding to let go of CML and to build Rapidgo larger, trip to Canada to get license renewed with Dan, developing CML and all the techie stuff I had to do, all the workouts at the club, learning my way around Roxboro, obtaining and growing seeds into flowering plants, getting Vet health care, filing US income tax for prior years.

Those were the best days of my life.

 

 

 

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Brother John

Kids, siblings come with no guarantees. They may not love you the way you want to be loved. You may not love them the way that makes them feel you care. Mostly, I think, siblings put up with each other the majority of the time.

My brothers and sister have not been close over the years. Sister Molly has been the most in touch and sharing. Probably due to her taking over the matriarchal responsibility from my mother.

Here is a YouTube of my brother John.

John – aka –  Normal Woodstock Spalding

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Invincible

Sometimes life just feels so good, I feel invincible. The last couple of days have resulted in what I am calling the Epic of my life. How many times in life can anyone actually say, with the conviction of emotion, that “I am the happiest I have ever been in my life.

I now have a permanent location in NC that I can use as a base for travel throughout the world, for the rest of my life. Freaking YAY

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Tough Times Never Last, Tough People Do!

The times I am going through right now reminds me of my dad, or pop, as we all called him. As a child, I remember him saying that sometimes you have to be “hard-nosed”. I smile as I realize that I thought the saying had something to do exclusively with his nose. You see, my dad had a real schnoz.

I realize also that his hard nose policy got him through many things in life, including a handicapped child, cancer, divorce at 80 years of age. Whether it worked for him in all life situations is a good question. All I know for sure is that I adopted the same method of dealing with difficult situations.

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Loving Life

You know I love creating music in so many ways. One of my dreams has been to have a recording set-up just to create as the moment occurs. Well, check that off my list.

Let’s see: Guild acoustic, Martin electric acoustic, Ibanez hollow body for jazz, Yamaha twelve string for fun, Epiphone banjo – to

Let’s see: Guild acoustic, Martin electric acoustic, Ibanez hollow body for jazz, Yamaha twelve string for fun, Epiphone banjo – to learn a new instrument, Cubase for recording multiple tracks, mic for voice and instrument recording, headphones to listen to guitar track while recording voice overlay, interface to laptop, mini amp for space.

I have also begun creating electronic tracks of beats, cymbals, myriad sounds of all kinds. What wonderment of surprise as each new creation comes to life. From my ear to recording to ear.