Blogs from Thousand Oaks, California, United States, North America

In December 1994 I lost my job and as the major bread winner in the household I had to do something to bring in income. My dad had been in Southern California since the Northridge Earthquake. Working first as a FEMA assessor and then as a residential adjuster for Allstate with a company called Pilot Catastrophe. He needed help with paperwork and was willing to pay me more than enough money to live with him while still paying all the bills in Texas. I jumped at the chance! So off to Southern California I went. I stayed there through the end of May. A digression to talk about pets: In the 1980's I was given a pure bred Burmese cat as part of a breeding progam her name was Quota. She stayed with my mom and ... read more