Coming of (Old) Age
Since my last post, my friends and I went to San Francisco to Pier 39 to attend Menopause, the Musical. It was a 90 minute, one act musical performance by four extremely talented and funny women that covered this entire topic perfectly. Anyone who suffers thru "The Change" whether it is female or her husband and/or significant other, or for that matter, other women around you, can really relate to this one. You begin laughing from the minute the curtain comes up to the very end. Following the matinee, we went to dinner and then shopping before heading home. What a wonderful change of pace, and what fun. It was one of the most memorable birthdays to date. You will notice that my title for this post is "Coming of (Old) Age". . . .well, I don't feel old just yet, but in dog years I should have seen rigormortis set in two or three times! According to current opinion, 40 is the new 20, 60 is the new 40 and so the delusional thought goes on. . . . .I may not be "Old" yet, but I am approaching it faster than I would like to, so I consider this a "coming of old age." How old am I? I am not to the "New 40" just yet, but getting uncomfortably close!
My infamous litigation case that was continued to another date. . . .well, our attorney is back to the drawing table and working on a new amended petition. Bless his heart, I think he is getting sick of this case! Wonder why! But the funniest thing happened. The woman who took the case over and sat back on her big broad butt watching from the sidelines while we dealt with this crazy old woman, is now the target herself. Seems that this old lady and her ghoulish attorney believe that by suing her, they can reap financial rewards for themselves that they couldn't get out of us. So. . .this woman's attorney sends us this declaration in support of her and takes on responsibility for a few actions that took place during the tranfer of the case between us. When I read the docs, I rolled on the floor laughing. . . .shared it with my business partner who did the same. Called and talked with our attorney and told him, "Nothing Doing." I refuse to help her, refuse to put my name to any piece of paper that might hinder my ability to get out of this case & away from this crazy old broad, and her ghoul of an attorney. . . .! Ya know. . . .I would have been more than happy to help this lady out who is now in her own court fight, if she would have just lifted one little finger to support us. . . .especially when she acknowledged that she did not see anything that we did wrong. But she didn't want to get in the middle of a fight between us and the crazy woman, so she just held her tongue. Boy, her simple participation with a document to the court in support would have saved so much time, money, etc.. . . . .but, now it is payback time.
This is going to be one of those court fights that defines the future of how you approach every case and how willing you are to put your neck out on the chopping block for the next little old lady who lives out of her car!
On a positive note, I wanted to share good news on this post about a difficult and challenging case that we have been working on for the past year. We took on a conservatorship of a developmentally disabled young man following the death of his close friend, best buddie and father last September 2005. He
really seems to appreciate everything that we do. This young man is my "Radio" and he is developmentally disabled. He lived with his elderly dad until last year when his dad died of a heart attack and left this young man with no more than $130 and a little house. Now, "Radio" (if you have not seen that movie which stars Cuba Gooding, it is a must rent because that is THIS client to a tee.) lives all alone and we took on a mission to help him, preserve and protect his home, and set up a life plan that would maintain his independence. It has been a year, and we have successfully, protected him from a scheming mother who wants his SSI checks and title to his little home, we have obtained regional center services to maximize his self-reliance and independence, and we have services in the home to keep him safe and meet daily needs. The home is very old and there are structural deficiencies with the foundation that need immediate correction before the place falls down. Unable to find anyone who was able and willing to provide the repairs to the home, and having no money to work with, we set about to find a lender. After 5 rejects by banks because my "Radio" has no real income and has no credit history, we finally found one bank with a huge HEART who was willing to put themselves out on a limb for this young man. TRI COUNTIES BANK out of Chico, California has agreed to help with a line of credit so we can have the funds needed to repair and maintain the house. Hugh Mattingly is the gentleman who deserves the biggest round of applause because he was willing to listen and work hard to find a solution to meet this young man's greatest need. This home is all "Radio" has in the world since dad died. Bless this bank and Hugh Mattingly! My young client can live with assurance that he won't be displaced into a group home because the house is falling apart and becomes unsafe. This is one of those cases where you walk away feeling good!
My infamous litigation case that was continued to another date. . . .well, our attorney is back to the drawing table and working on a new amended petition. Bless his heart, I think he is getting sick of this case! Wonder why! But the funniest thing happened. The woman who took the case over and sat back on her big broad butt watching from the sidelines while we dealt with this crazy old woman, is now the target herself. Seems that this old lady and her ghoulish attorney believe that by suing her, they can reap financial rewards for themselves that they couldn't get out of us. So. . .this woman's attorney sends us this declaration in support of her and takes on responsibility for a few actions that took place during the tranfer of the case between us. When I read the docs, I rolled on the floor laughing. . . .shared it with my business partner who did the same. Called and talked with our attorney and told him, "Nothing Doing." I refuse to help her, refuse to put my name to any piece of paper that might hinder my ability to get out of this case & away from this crazy old broad, and her ghoul of an attorney. . . .! Ya know. . . .I would have been more than happy to help this lady out who is now in her own court fight, if she would have just lifted one little finger to support us. . . .especially when she acknowledged that she did not see anything that we did wrong. But she didn't want to get in the middle of a fight between us and the crazy woman, so she just held her tongue. Boy, her simple participation with a document to the court in support would have saved so much time, money, etc.. . . . .but, now it is payback time.
This is going to be one of those court fights that defines the future of how you approach every case and how willing you are to put your neck out on the chopping block for the next little old lady who lives out of her car!
On a positive note, I wanted to share good news on this post about a difficult and challenging case that we have been working on for the past year. We took on a conservatorship of a developmentally disabled young man following the death of his close friend, best buddie and father last September 2005. He
really seems to appreciate everything that we do. This young man is my "Radio" and he is developmentally disabled. He lived with his elderly dad until last year when his dad died of a heart attack and left this young man with no more than $130 and a little house. Now, "Radio" (if you have not seen that movie which stars Cuba Gooding, it is a must rent because that is THIS client to a tee.) lives all alone and we took on a mission to help him, preserve and protect his home, and set up a life plan that would maintain his independence. It has been a year, and we have successfully, protected him from a scheming mother who wants his SSI checks and title to his little home, we have obtained regional center services to maximize his self-reliance and independence, and we have services in the home to keep him safe and meet daily needs. The home is very old and there are structural deficiencies with the foundation that need immediate correction before the place falls down. Unable to find anyone who was able and willing to provide the repairs to the home, and having no money to work with, we set about to find a lender. After 5 rejects by banks because my "Radio" has no real income and has no credit history, we finally found one bank with a huge HEART who was willing to put themselves out on a limb for this young man. TRI COUNTIES BANK out of Chico, California has agreed to help with a line of credit so we can have the funds needed to repair and maintain the house. Hugh Mattingly is the gentleman who deserves the biggest round of applause because he was willing to listen and work hard to find a solution to meet this young man's greatest need. This home is all "Radio" has in the world since dad died. Bless this bank and Hugh Mattingly! My young client can live with assurance that he won't be displaced into a group home because the house is falling apart and becomes unsafe. This is one of those cases where you walk away feeling good!
posted @7:24 AM
2 Comments:
Radio is so sweet! I love seeing him walking around town. I hear everyone at the local high school loves him because he's just become a fixture. It's so nice that you are just a helpful gal!
60 is the new 40 eh?
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