Striver Chapter 1

Salinas, California ~ July 1, 2007

Sitting at my desk, my morning coffee warred in my head against a wine headache that throbbed in cadence to my pulse. The headache, though, was earned—my girlfriend Chelsea had taken me to a yacht club party the night before and we had taken down nearly a half a case of vintage wine between the two of us. Despite the brain fog that accompanied the throbbing. . .

Striver Chapter 1

Salinas, California ~ July 1, 2007

Sitting at my desk, my morning coffee warred in my head against a wine headache that throbbed in cadence to my pulse. The headache, though, was earned—my girlfriend Chelsea had taken me to a yacht club party the night before and we had taken down nearly a half a case of vintage wine between the two of us. Despite the brain fog that accompanied the throbbing. . .