Having finally ditched cigarettes, booze, pot, and partying, I left my job at the IDS Center after the accident to focus on school. I started working part-time delivering furniture at Thomas Designs, a very high-end, expensive furniture store. Little did I know I would meet someone who would determine the
In the Lowell Cole story I wrote briefly about my one year stint vacuuming carpets at the IDS Center in Minneapolis after getting my GED and while in my first year of "college." As I was reflecting on this I realized that adding some additional detail about my
Having given up my welding career and secured my GED (passed on the first try without studying!), I then worked for a year vacuuming office carpets at the brand new 52 story IDS Tower in downtown Minneapolis from 5:30 to 1:30 in the morning to save money to
Apparently, St. Croix forestry camp and the hell I endured were not a sufficient deterrent. Not long after gaining my freedom, I found myself in the middle of the night intoxicated and on the roof of Len's grocery store smashing the small skylight with my foot and then