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A Rainbow Came Visiting Today

I arrived home to Windy Heron today and it was raining fairly hard from the airport. Most of the afternoon it was socked in. By late afternoon the clouds broke to the southwest. I wondered out to the veranda and noticed the break in the clouds and came in to tell Mary a rainbow would be arriving soon. No sooner did I say that then an extremely bright rainbow appeared to the northeast across the lake. As Mary said look at that we followed the rainbow to the ground at the point of the property near the aging magnolia tree near the lake edge. We decided to just enjoy the moment rather than rush to get a picture. That sight will forever be in my mind as that is the first time we have seen a rainbow near that portion of nearby land and from that direction. It was as if we were being told that we have the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

 

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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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CML Logo

I decided that it was time for CML to have a logo. As I was going through all the websites to make sure they were connecting properly to their databases last week, I was struck by how much the CML website was not what I wanted it to look like. I also remembered that I had seen several logo producers that were charging very little to get started. I decided to give one a try – Fiverr.

After only one revision, they came up with this logo that I am very impressed with and have used as the front page of the site as well as making into a backdrop for a podcast.

I have a plan to interview Brian Tracy in his hometown by taking three backdrops to California and setting up an interview studio. I am convinced it will work and bring CML and Boomer to Zoomer to greater awareness.

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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.