The volunteers at the Habitat for Humanity house are not just a bunch of old, retired guys. Mostly that, but there are also two wives of old, retired guys (well, one is semi-un-retiring), and a first-year medical school student who brought this fellow first-year today. She was more-than-ready to take a turn on the power tamper. This will be the patio in the back of the house. The concrete will be poured in a few days.
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...