I had a lengthy telephone conversation today with a long-time friend. I learned not very long ago that he’s on hospice care, and I had hoped to visit him before we left for Canada. But I was back in Missouri, where I developed a remarkably persistent and irritating cold, which I didn’t want to pass on to him. I’m still dealing with it, and now I’m up here in Alberta. I don’t know how long he has. He actually... Read more