I am in Florida right now visiting my 92-year-old grandfather and his 90-year-old companion.  There are certain Seinfeld-like moments, like the 5:30 early-bird dinner and the omnipresent television noise turned up to hearing-aid-penetrating levels. But they are a smart, savvy, and doing pretty darn well. And they have stories to tell. My grandfather told me […]

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I am on vacation, which simply means that me, my laptop, my family, and all my various work commitments have moved to a swanky island 30 miles out to sea where the average cost of a house is $1.9 million and the gardens alone are fancier than my house.* In addition to my immediate family, […]

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