Create Our World

Riding to Slidell.

“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create that fact.” – William James

Today, I am up early in Long Beach, MS.  I am headed 68 miles to Covington, Louisiana.  I am meeting my friend, Julianne whom I met in North Carolina.  Julianne is here for Halloween in New Orleans as well and is staying with her sister, Marianne, on a yoga sanctuary where an action movie is being filmed.  They offered me a place to crash.  

Back of Trucks.

A couple is headed into New Orleans so can drop me most of the way near a small town called Slidell, Louisiana.  Slidell is where Katarina hit the USA in 2005.  Slidell is about 20 miles to Covington.  I ride in the back of their truck and watch the swamps pass.  They drop me off on the highway so they can continue to NOLA.  I walk into Slidell and sit at a gas station making my sign for Covington.

Meet Antonio.

As I make my sign, a man getting gas asks me where I am headed.  ”Covington”  He doesn’t know where that is, but he is headed west.  I say then he is going my way and he offers me a ride. 

Antonio is his name.  He is a state trooper, but he also owns an investigative claims business.  His nephew, Josh rides shotgun and I hop in the back of the cab of their shiny, black pick up.  

Entrepreneur.

Antonio as me what I want to be.  “An entreprenuer… I think.”  Antonio looks at Josh and says, “You see, you should do that…”  Josh nods his head and rubs his chin.  Antonio who has been a trooper for years decided to open his own business to make extra money.  He tells me his strategy, keep in mind I know little about investigative claims.  Antonio walks into a very prominent investigative claims business and asks for their toughest case.  If he does it well, then they can pay him what they want.  Well, they give him a call and sure enough, Antonio knocks it out of the park.  “They have been my client for 13 years.”

Covington High School.

 Louisiana.

“A free spirit, eh?”

Antonio is concerned about my love life.  He thinks I should stay somewhere if I meet a nice girl.  He says, “It’s not like you have anywhere to be.”  He gives me the name of an internet website, where I can meet women anywhere.  

Antonio is born and raised in Louisiana.  This state is like no other.  “People from here are like no where else; very friendly.”  

As he drops me off in Covington, he gives me his card and tells me if I ever have a problem with the law to give him a call.  Also, to call him if I am in Lake Charles, Louisiana and he will take me out for lunch.

Tommorrow, I’m down on the bayou at the yoga sanctuary and watching a action movie be filmed.

Create Our World.

Ben

“All the art of living lies in the fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” – Henry Ellis