We hear from Frank Frisch

I quit Davis just short of graduation, to joint the Navy, as they had promised (in writing) to send me to an advanced school of photography...didn't work out! (B.C.D. 1971).

Shortly after boot camp I was married at 17!? Didn't work out!

Spinning my wheels for about 7 years, I decided to attempt to obtain some funds and open a small cafe. I got caught! They gave me 7 years! Really didn't work out! With a fair amount of time to kill, I obtained my G.E.D. in 1977 plus studied P.M.A., E.S.T. and spent my time in intense internal struggle until life started getting better.

Upon release, I met my soul mate while in a half-way house in Spokane. We teamed up and after a meteoric rise thru cooking jobs we landed in Medford, Oregon, I as a sous chef at the Red Lion. On a day off (Aug 18, 1979) Lara and I took our Harley to Yreka, Ca. Witnesses said a small import with 4 guys in it passed us and we simply drove off the road into an embankment. No brake light. 247'. Later, Lara was in serious condition...I was dead! Hate that!! Revived several times, I made it to Rogue Valley Hospital where I spent 7.5 weeks. Lara fared much better (10 days). Massive injuries do have a way of slowing a person down a bit, so after 10 years of part-time jobs it happened...I became a stay at home Daddy. in 1989 Jeniffer was born! 5 years later, a son...Benjamin.

We tried restaurant ownership-1 out of 3 worked. We tried hard to make it work with young kids under the counter, but...didn't work out! We sold out and decided to try my first love...rocks! We home schooled the kids and took off on a prospecting adventure that listed 8 years. We traveled mostly in the Western states, digging, cutting and making jewelry and wound up in Astoria Oregon. The kids graduated in Astoria and are on their own now.

We opened the "Crystal Habit" rock shop and now I team lapidary and take clients out digging for many precious & semi-precious gems & minerals, mostly in the U.S. So much is still out there to be found!

We also help stray and unwanted cats. We care for 16 now as it seems no one else cares.

Now it's all about trying to keep our heads above water, helping each other, and looking forward to the time, to learn to love again.

It's starting to work out!