Today Ed and Ann play games with time and then help Herb get approved for the P.A.S.S. program.
THE GOD GAMES: Heaven & Hell...Chapters 33 & 34...HELL
We played games with time. We would glance at the clock and notice the time and if it said say 5:55, or 1:23, or 12:34, or any other set of numbers that had a certain relevance to each other at that particular instant, and we would then say that we were "in the flow." If the numbers were say 5:49, or 1:43, or any other combination that did not make sense, then we knew that we were not in the flow at that moment. If the clock said 2:36, then we could stretch things a bit and say that 2x3 = 6 and therefore we were on the edges of the flow. If the clock said 11:11 then we were in the middle of the flow and all would be possible for us to accomplish. We had a lot of fun with our game and I play it now and think of him.
Ed had a wonderful friend named Larry who had rescued him many times over the years when Ed had been ill and down on his luck. Larry and Ed had worked at the same bio-tech companies together, usually as President and Vice-President. They were both electrical engineers and inventors, and Ed was a wiz at time management. Ed had graduated from the University of Arizona, where he had met Linda, and took his Masters at Arizona State University. Ed also had, for a short time, his own radio show on which he had discussed the principles that governed L.A.M.B. International. L.A.M.B. stood for a Loose Affiliation of Millionaires and Billionaires, which he had taken from a Paul Simon song that he loved.
Now I will recount for you some of the adventures that we were involved in, in the six years that we spent together.
CHAPTER 34...
In the year 2001, Debby's apartments were converted to condominiums and Debby needed a place to live so I suggested that she move to La Mesa and into our apartment buildings. Ed had a close relationship with the managers and so they were predisposed to renting to Debby because they liked to see family members renting in the same building. Our old neighbor, Lois, helped her with a down payment and she was in. I rejoiced to have Debby so near, and now I could see the grandchildren more often, I could simply walk a short while and I would be there whenever Ed was having one of his quiet days. Also, the grandchildren could come and visit me when they were so inclined. Ed pretty much stayed away from my family; they brought back memories of his own family, but he always insisted that I write to my children in other states and return all of their phone calls. Also, I made a bus trip to New Jersey twice while we were together to see Becky and David. I got to be present when William was born to Becky in Philadelphia, PA. I would always invite Ed to the family functions, such as Thanksgiving, but he never would want to get involved, and never wanted the holidays celebrated in our own home so I would always go to Debby's alone. Ed always loved it when one of the children would come over though, he thought they were well-mannered and intelligent; Ed loved children but was reluctant to socialize with adults.
Herb, our roommate, was a very intelligent man, but even more depressed than Ed. He would not come out of his bedroom except to get something for dinner and most of the time even that we had to help him with. However, he had one enormous talent, he designed and built luxury fishing rods. Ed had a brilliant idea, we could create a P.A.S.S. program for Herb to start his own business and thus make him self-reliant. He also had Herb apply to receive Section 8, which was a federally funded housing assistance program. What Ed really wanted was to get Herb back onto his feet and out of the apartment. So I worked for two months writing a business proposal for herb for the P.A.S.S, program. The proposal was approved, it took about six months, and section 8 came through at the same time, so in 2002 Herb was officially moved into his own apartment and started in his own business.
Tomorrow, Anders moves in with us. Ann gets salmonella poisoning, and Ed took a fall and broke his skull.
THE GOD GAMES: Heaven & Hell...Chapters 33 & 34...HELL
We played games with time. We would glance at the clock and notice the time and if it said say 5:55, or 1:23, or 12:34, or any other set of numbers that had a certain relevance to each other at that particular instant, and we would then say that we were "in the flow." If the numbers were say 5:49, or 1:43, or any other combination that did not make sense, then we knew that we were not in the flow at that moment. If the clock said 2:36, then we could stretch things a bit and say that 2x3 = 6 and therefore we were on the edges of the flow. If the clock said 11:11 then we were in the middle of the flow and all would be possible for us to accomplish. We had a lot of fun with our game and I play it now and think of him.
Ed had a wonderful friend named Larry who had rescued him many times over the years when Ed had been ill and down on his luck. Larry and Ed had worked at the same bio-tech companies together, usually as President and Vice-President. They were both electrical engineers and inventors, and Ed was a wiz at time management. Ed had graduated from the University of Arizona, where he had met Linda, and took his Masters at Arizona State University. Ed also had, for a short time, his own radio show on which he had discussed the principles that governed L.A.M.B. International. L.A.M.B. stood for a Loose Affiliation of Millionaires and Billionaires, which he had taken from a Paul Simon song that he loved.
Now I will recount for you some of the adventures that we were involved in, in the six years that we spent together.
CHAPTER 34...
In the year 2001, Debby's apartments were converted to condominiums and Debby needed a place to live so I suggested that she move to La Mesa and into our apartment buildings. Ed had a close relationship with the managers and so they were predisposed to renting to Debby because they liked to see family members renting in the same building. Our old neighbor, Lois, helped her with a down payment and she was in. I rejoiced to have Debby so near, and now I could see the grandchildren more often, I could simply walk a short while and I would be there whenever Ed was having one of his quiet days. Also, the grandchildren could come and visit me when they were so inclined. Ed pretty much stayed away from my family; they brought back memories of his own family, but he always insisted that I write to my children in other states and return all of their phone calls. Also, I made a bus trip to New Jersey twice while we were together to see Becky and David. I got to be present when William was born to Becky in Philadelphia, PA. I would always invite Ed to the family functions, such as Thanksgiving, but he never would want to get involved, and never wanted the holidays celebrated in our own home so I would always go to Debby's alone. Ed always loved it when one of the children would come over though, he thought they were well-mannered and intelligent; Ed loved children but was reluctant to socialize with adults.
Herb, our roommate, was a very intelligent man, but even more depressed than Ed. He would not come out of his bedroom except to get something for dinner and most of the time even that we had to help him with. However, he had one enormous talent, he designed and built luxury fishing rods. Ed had a brilliant idea, we could create a P.A.S.S. program for Herb to start his own business and thus make him self-reliant. He also had Herb apply to receive Section 8, which was a federally funded housing assistance program. What Ed really wanted was to get Herb back onto his feet and out of the apartment. So I worked for two months writing a business proposal for herb for the P.A.S.S, program. The proposal was approved, it took about six months, and section 8 came through at the same time, so in 2002 Herb was officially moved into his own apartment and started in his own business.
Tomorrow, Anders moves in with us. Ann gets salmonella poisoning, and Ed took a fall and broke his skull.
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