A Conversation with Elizabeth
2016
Fault

From:           Larry
To:             Elizabeth
Sent:           Wednesday, December 28, 2016 12:53 AM
Subject:        RE: R U watching MARS Mini-series on National Geographic
 
Elizabeth,
  Well I would not put it at 99% your fault, as they say “it takes two to tango”.  I was young, naïve and inexperienced at the time so I would expect it to be more than 1% my fault.   
 
  My move to Melbourne was a  major life changing decision for me and even to this day it surprises me I did it.  You can read more about it at my Deeply Rooted Story, Leaving 1976.  I’m not sure what you mean about neglecting my cat as I took him with me to Melbourne which is another story.  One thing I will always remember about living at my Aunt’s old house and I still tell stories about is the time I got up in the morning an found a plastic bag on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.  I looked inside and it was a dead racoon.  You had come home late and I had already gone to bed and it seems you picked it up as road kill on your way home.  That evening when I had come home from work you had skinned it and had the skin stretched on a board to dry.
 
  I don’t know if you recall but I had once met your father.  At the time you were staying at a tiny house if could call it that, in someone’s back yard in Micanopy.  The “house” was so small that I think my walk in closet is larger.   I had come to visit you one day and I’m not sure what happened but I got really pissed off and stormed out.  I was about half way back to Gainesville when I begin to calm down and decided I couldn’t leave like that so I went back.  Your car had broken down and you wanted me to drive you to Coco Beach where your father lived as he was going to loan you a car.   So I drove you to your fathers, we had dinner with him and I then returned that night.  
 
  I do recall that you had issues with Fred as you told me about him on several occasions.  One time you took me out to his house in Micanopy as he was away but it was very strange that you did so.  I remember you got his 22 pistol and we shot a few rounds. 
 
  When I visited you that one time when you and University of Central Florida and I went to your place I remember you had no power.  I do believe some years later you sent me a check for the $300 I loaned you.
 
  About my dad and his home, the way he was with not wanting to put mom in a place to care for her I am sure he will want to stay there until he is no longer able to care for himself.  He went though it with his mom who lived by herself (after 2 husbands died) until she was like 97. 
 
Larry Mixson

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