It started innocently enough, an introduction from a mutual friend. Soon we were spending our evenings hanging out on his deck looking out among the many lights, homes and rolling hills that lay between us and the Carlsbad coastline. Learning about each other over a glass of wine (alright, it was a bottle) and Jim has such a knack for telling stories, that is one thing I truly love about him. He told me about his years as a Captain in the Marine Corp and how he undeniably loved being out in the field with his men and when he was...
