My Mother Smiled While My Sister Gave Away My Home, Until I Reminded Them Whose Name Was on It

The record matters. It would turn out to be the most important lesson anyone ever taught me, and a bunch of grumbling job foremen had taught it to me for free.

That autumn, the autumn after the barbecue, my business had grown to the point where I was ready to take a real step forward. I wanted to buy a second work van and hire my first apprentice, continue reading …