A lot of readers have emailed, wondering what’s happened to Rich, so Molly asked me to help out with the blog, something I’m happy to do. Rich and I have been friends for over 20 years, and he asked me to help out in the event he took an “extended vacation.”
First, I don’t know where (or when) Rich is. What I do know, is that on December 2 while on his way home from work and on a cell phone call with Molly, Rich started to get the feeling he was going somewhere. He pulled over into a parking lot in Mira Mesa, grabbed the leather bag he always carrys with him and got out of the car. Molly could hear the sounds of him opening the car door, and as he started to say something she couldn’t make out, the call dropped.
As best we can tell, since the letter from his grandfather said he came from 2008, and it was December of that year, there’s a guy running around 1933 Indiana with an Apple iPhone. Or, there WAS a guy running around 1933 Indiana with an iPhone.
Fortunately, Rich prepared well and left account names and passwords, and we were able to log in here. He backed everything up using online storage, and going through it, I realized Rich had written some stuff he hadn’t yet published. So, I’ll be posting it in the next couple weeks.
He’d pretty much finished the story and gotten everything up to date. I just want to go over it with Molly and make sure she’s okay with it all. There’s obviously a reason Rich hadn’t posted the rest of it yet, so I just want to make sure everything is as it should be. I have to say, I thought I knew Rich’s story, but I didn’t. There was a lot he hadn’t shared. When I read the unposted material, I understood why. It had to be difficult to write. I can’t imagine going through what Rich has been through the past three years.
Here’s hoping my friend Richard returns soon. The story continues soon. Bear with us.
Dan Garmen
I am glad and sad to read this recent post–I am sure that I am not the only person who wants to express their Thanks for the update, and to let Rich’s family and friends know that I am hoping for a most positive outcome. My thoughts will be with you during what must be a very difficult time, but once again I want to sincerely thank you for continuing to share the story, as I had found this site quite by accident and although I cannot imagine going through such an experience personally, I have enjoyed being audience to a most wonderful and interesting work not often found on the internet. I have been touched , beyond any sense of curiosity, by the writings, and again, my best to your family and awaiting your safe return.
Just want to wish him the best! Hope everything works out good for Rich! I talked to him a while back in an email and that was sometime last November (2008). I’ve been following this blog and like the rest, I wish him a safe and successful return SOON!
-Shawn