Three Anecdotes

• When I was 10 years old I was the West Virginia Public Speaking Champion. My speech was entitled “Midgetitis, in my Opinion” and it outlined the pros and cons of being of shorter than average stature. If I gave the same speech today I would probably rethink the title.
• I used to work at a coffee shop that sold coffee from all over the world. My job title was “Master Roaster”. The beans arrived in 100 pound burlap sacks and we roasted and ground them according to precise specifications designed to bring out their optimum flavor.  I once fresh-roasted and ground a pound of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver to enjoy on their private jet.
• For about a year a friend and I ran a technically legal radio station from a 24th floor condo on the Palm Beach intracoastal. We invited club DJs to come and spin live, 24 hours a day. Our signal was strong enough to reach Miami and the Bahamas. The FCC came on a Tuesday and confiscated our transmitter from the roof of the building. On Wednesday a corporate station took over our frequency and our format and started charging advertisers lots of money. We never did get our equipment back. “/

I’m Trina. I have read over 50 novels this year. I have four brothers who, along with their wives and children, are the source of a lot of the joy in my life. My mother’s voice is the one that most closely echoes my conscience. I am an introvert who loves to travel to visit and experience different places. My fiance makes everything better – I’ve thought about it. It’s true. I wish I liked my mother-in-law-to-be more. I cannot abide olives.