My Neighbors Dug A Two-Acre Lake On My Land While I Was Out Of State—Then Told Me Their Contractor Said It Was Theirs, And That Was The Day I Learned How Expensive Arrogance Can Be

hurting without becoming regrets. Ruth Ann still sends me a Christmas card from her law office. Harold retired, though he claims surveyors do not retire, they just “stop charging for being right.” Curtis Hale still answers my calls, though now he begins with, “You need dirt moved or justice delivered?”

I always tell him, “Depends on the day.”

As for Brent and Laurel, I hope they found what they were looking for somewhere else. I mean that more than some people expect me to. I hope they built their retreat,