Milk

My wife, Helen, and I had a friend and Grand Rapids’ neighbor, Dick Stien, as a guest for eight days in our Tucson home early in December. Dick tells people that he is “post gay,” so it didn’t come… Read the rest

The Language Barrier

When my husband retired from the Foreign Service and the United Nations, we decided to visit our children, Jeffrey and Leslie, who were attending the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It didn’t take long before we fell… Read the rest

Obama's Election

It was very exhausting watching the elections for so many months. I’m glad it’s finally over and even happier with the results.

My husband, Richard, was a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State for over twenty years,… Read the rest

A Most Remarkable Man

In a lifetime we will meet and get to know many interesting and fascinating people – if we are open to making new relationships. Occasionally we are introduced to a person who ratchets the bar up a notch. And… Read the rest