I always knew you were a jewel..."I hung up thinking, 'If you knew that, why didn't you say something?' I called Darla. "Hon, I got a call from a woma...n I know who just got fired. She's looking for work, and thinks I run a cleaning company."Darla chuckled wryly. "You do, Boss -- we just clean more thoroughly than some." Yeah, well..." I sighed. "This could be delicate. She's desperate, you know? I hate to tell her no, but who knows what she'll think of the setup?" Let us handle it, Boss. You. I had only known him for maybe a month at the time that this happened. He was staying in a motel with an older friend/coworker, Ray, and they were working on a construction site in that town. The day after this happened, they left town, so I guess they had planned to do it the night before they were leaving. That night we were all drinking in their motel room and I ended up passing out early. The next thing that I really remember is that it was dark and Alan actually ripped my cotton shorts. Putting the ring on a velvet-covered display tray, he asks Tim, “Do you know anything about this ring?” When Tim shakes his head no, the jeweler continues, “It is made by Elizabeth Gage, a top designer in the 1980s. The queen and her sister often wore many of her designs, adding to her acclaim.”Tim is astonished, but more so when the jeweler tells him that the ring is valued at over five thousand pounds. Mixed emotions run through Tim hearing this. ‘Why did his mother not just sell the ring. I begin mymorning routine with a jog around the 6-acre lake behind my house. And Ihave a workout room in my house that I try to visit when I can. I'm notSuperman by any means, but I can hold my own.I park in the garage and step out of my Silverado. I try to be humble.Sure, my house is well above average and my truck has all the bells andwhistles I could ask for, but on the outside, it doesn't look anyfancier than the average vehicle. My suits are no more expensive thanthe ones worn by my.