We wanted to make the motel better, but renovating the old structure would just have been a humongous problem.

We hope to start construction in March or April, maybe sooner.

It hasn't been easy. Most mom-and-pops sell to developers. My mother didn't want to do that.

My mother is a very keen businesswoman. She came to this country from Poland in 1959. Her parents were entrepreneurs and she is, too.

Some fear the dark; I embrace it. It is the only place where my eyes are blind, and my soul wanders freely from the truth of reality.

I want to regain my First Amendment rights.