When you reached your mid-sixties and beyond, you realize like Isaac Newtons apple on the head that you have seen a lot, heard a lot, experienced a lot, laughed a lot, and cried a lot. You also realize that, that lot needs to be told; role models from your childhood; hilarious, foolish, and even dangerous episodes from your work years; poignant moments with and because of two remarkable daughters; and the trauma of a disability tarnishing those long-anticipated golden years. You cant tell them all: but what you do tell and remember about what makes you who you are results in stories that make you see a lot, think a lot and really smile a lot.