We met on an airplane at Chicago’s Midway airport – both of us on our way home. He was coming from Florida, from being with his dad at his 90thbirthday. “Yesterday, we played golf together. How great is that!”   I was on my way home also, after having been in Texas working on a [...]

I do not like to cut down trees. I would much rather prune them. But, last summer, I grabbed my chainsaw and cut down a tree which blocked our satellite television reception (cable is not an option at our country home). Pruning was just not enough. Reaching the tree was a major challenge. First, I [...]