During this layover, he did what Julian normally did in Nevada. He threw a $20 at the dollar machines, and hoped for something big. This time, it happ...ned. Jackpot! $10k! He was given one thousand, and the rest would come in the mail he was told. But he had money in the bank. He could 'float' himself a loan! As Julian boarded the plane to Oakland, he was jittery, knowing exactly what he would do. In Oakland, a quick zip through the terminal, car rental stop, and the hotel went by in a blur. He. "Where were we, oh, Rockefeller. Jimbo, what business was he in? Pretty famous name, Rockefeller." He wrote it on the whiteboard. "Rich man, one of the richest at the time, number one or two I think.The boy shook his head."Really. Ever hear of Esso? How about Exxon?" Sure," he said, "gas stations." Right and what's now called Exxon and used to be called Esso, one of his companies, well, it used to be, some time ago. Esso means what?" He wrote "ESSO" on the board and then an equals sign and an S. (smile) The 3rd box I opened, had two pairs of shoes. One pair was the dressy type to match the dress. Where the other was cute tennis shoes to match the top and shorts. The sneaks were very attractive.. I was so happy that I ran over to Daddy in his recliner. Leaping into his lap, I gave him one big kiss on the lips. That's when he reached down beside his chair. Giving me one last gift. He said that this gift would compliment the others. That my mom told him to get it. When I opened the. Cathleen was busy hugging her precious husband and was too lost in her thoughts of abandoning him to even acknowledge the driver's presence.Sadly Jim nodded to the young man. "Please," was all he get out.He picked it up and laid it in the trunk of the car then went back to the driver's seat to wait. He could see the trouble they were having saying good-bye.It was one of the toughest things either of them had been through since first meeting in a hospital nearly ten years ago.One terrible side.