The author, at seventy-seven, recently retired after forty years as an international trade association executive—a position that encompassed a rich experience of locales, personalities, and histori...view moreThe author, at seventy-seven, recently retired after forty years as an international trade association executive—a position that encompassed a rich experience of locales, personalities, and historical events around the world. His writing personifies and humanizes an older generation struggling for acceptance i twenty - first century culture.view less