How did I get in to this? In 40 days, my wife, Susan and I will leave for an entire year of travel. We’ve always done some amount through all the years of working, raising kids, paying bills, coaching sports and trying to find a few extra dollars to spend on a get-away. None were very long, what with the demands of work. Now that we are retired, we’ve taken progressively longer trips. Our last, to Croatia and Italy, lasted six weeks. Towards the end Susan asked me, “Are you ready to come home?” “Yeah,” I said. “Not me,” was her response. She delighted in the sights, food, people and blessed relief from our country’s internal turmoil. After our return, Susan was on the phone with our daughter, Erin. She was facing the coming year without
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