Two “solid” guys are prepping their trailer to load our 18-foot Alden Ocean Shell for its trip to upstate New York. Same transport company that delivered my everyday shell nine years (+4 days) ago, is picking up this shell today. The delivery nine years ago was made by “Kathy” and one of her young sons who was maaybee an early teenager at the time? A scrawny kind of kid. I mentioned this to these two guys and the one closer to me said that was our mom, pointed to his brother and said, “That was probably him!” Not the scrawny kid anymore!
Retired economics professor (“dismal scientist”). Married 40+ years to the love of my life; we have two grown daughters, both married, two granddaughters and a...