Clare and our youngest grandchild. They’ve been up since “stupid o’clock” in Massachusetts, so shortly after collecting them at the airport with the 12-passenger rental van I’ll be driving this week — and stashing our car someplace near the airport with free long-term parking — we stopped for lunch on the way back to Carbondale. (The transportation logistics for the kids’ visits is a bit complicated!)
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...