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Divorce

Divorce 1981 : Ronald Reagan would be sworn in as the 40 th President of our country. Iran would release 52 American hostages. Diana would marry Prince Charles. The Raiders of the Lost Ark would hit the movie theaters. The first recognized case of AIDS would be recorded, in LA. For me it would be the year that Kathy and I initiated divorce proceedings. T hings at home were just not good with Kathy and me. I kept thinking to myself “How can Kathy be happy with the way things are?” . I guess I was hoping it wasn't just me and it wasn't all my fault. I was feeling I had been selfish in asking Kathy to marry me. I felt like the marriage was lost and there was no going back. It wasn't that we were fighting or even being unpleasant with each other. I was just not happy and wanted out. I felt I shouldn't feel that way but I thought and felt that way all the time, especially when we were home together. While it was the Eugene trip that triggered all thi

Still Married But I Get a New Job

Still Married But I Get a New Job M y brother Pete had come out West and had temporarily moved in with us in Sunnyvale. He soon found a job. He also enrolled in Heald Institute of Technology. It wasn't long before he made some friends and found an apartment and moved out. Pete would frequently come by the house, often with a a friends or two, mostly Frank. Frank and Kathy got along well so it made it easy to have them come over and hang out but now it was just Kathy and I alone in the house again. M y work life was about to change again as my job at Siegel was about to end. There was a downturn in the semiconductor world and Jon's number one client was a semiconductor manufacturer. They were forced to cut back and as a consequence,Jon's business was way down. He was going to have to make some cuts and with me being the last one in I was going to be the first one out along with his admin person. J on spoke with me informing me of the situation letting me