In 1994 Judith and I took a trip through Malaysian Borneo, coming and going through Hong Kong and Singapore. We flew into Kuching and took a small plane up to Belaga. From Belaga we hired a small boat to go upriver to the longhouses. We flew to Kota Kinabalu and drove through the area visiting … Read more
I met Judith through an ad in the Bay Guardian. We talked on the phone, then met for a drink, and then had our first date at Pearl’s jazz club.
I escaped the turmoil of work and divorce with a solo trip to the Philippines. I took buses north from Manila past Angeles City and into the mountains. I flew to Cebu and went to a local beach resort to become a certified diver.
The date is far from exact, but about this time, I took Carolyn to Cabo to work out our problems. After separation from Patty I had been largely absent. Carolyn blamed me for the divorce. We spent a few days in Cabo fishing, swimming, and getting back together.
In December of 1992 I took a solo trip to Costa Rica. I saw San José, went up to the rainforests and went river rafting.
I rented an apartment in the Financial District after separating from Patty.
In November 1992, Patty and I separated. I moved to Jackson Street in San Francisco. Two years later, on October 14, 1994, the divorce became final. This time was for me a period of great pain and confusion. I didn’t know who I really was, what I wanted, what was possible for me, what the … Read more
In 1993 I founded Qestrel Claims Management. I hired Gail Simpson, Alan Statman, and Bruce Randal. David Roberts was engaged to do fundraising, and Bill Jewell as an adviser. In 2000, 2001 and 2002 Qestrel was named to the Inc. 500 list as one of the fastest growing small businesses in the United States. Conflicts … Read more
Patty, Carolyn and I drove down the coast of Portugal from Porto through Lisbon and along the southern coast to Spain (Jerez) and finally across to Tangier, Morocco.
Following political fights with the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), QPC lost most of its business. The company was reduced to Gail and me. We went after fraud control business in the auto insurance market. In this we teamed with Coopers & Lybrand. We had to give up most of our office space and moved … Read more
Patty, Carolyn, and I rented a little BMW and did a circle trip of Hungary, Austria, and eastern Italy. We visited Budapest, Vienna, Innsbruck and Venice.
This trip comes at a crossroads in my life. It was a trial separation from Patty. It was a time of business uncertainty. It was after I broke up with Gail and she moved on to David. I was very uncertain who I was, what I wanted, and what was possible. 8/4/90 Bangkok … Read more
