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Early morning, December 25, 1971.  I have just crossed through the Zion Gate into the Old City.  It is cold and foggy, though the snow of a few days ago has melted.  Cold as I am, and lacking sleep, it … Continue reading →

Here I am back in New Mexico, May 2014, five years since I retired.  Not the same New Mexico really:  I worked down south in the desert, teaching college, and Charlie’s ranch is up in Georgia O’Keeffe country, high in … Continue reading →

“I bet you’re excited about this, finally getting to San Francisco!”  That’s Danny, the driver. I laugh.  “Yeah, I really am!” We’ve just left Las Cruces.  My retirement, my emancipation, took effect a week ago, July 31, 2009.  Another car … Continue reading →