I apologize to all six of my readers for the delay since my last post. I have a little less time these days than I once did. I've been working on this one on and off (mostly off) for some time, and it is already considerably out of date, and again ridiculously long. But I hope, if you decide to soldier through it, you enjoy it. I promise more, and more frequent posts soon. Thank you for reading - you make my day.
This piece (I wish it was better, but it is all I have) is dedicated to the memory of my mother-in-law, Diana, who welcomed me into her family, was good enough to laugh at my stories, and worked so hard to make everything so nice for us. I miss her. She left us far too soon.
[This essay is currently on vacation, but will be back soon.]
