If you’re reading this on Monday, July 7, I’m about 7,000 miles away from home, currently in or en route to Tokyo, Japan. (With time zone changes it takes over 24 hours to get there, so any time you’re reading … Continue reading →

I’ve heard that John Adams always insisted July 2 should be the real commemoration of our nation’s independence, not July 4, so perhaps today we begin year number 250 in our history. In my family, though, the end of June and … Continue reading →