I was 13 and already I’d learned about the concept of honor. Sure, I’d also learned failure and disappointment, but I’d had a large helping of fortitude and commitment as well; commitment in all its meanings in fact.

In 1989, I was called upon to care for my mother in her last year of life. I was a free lance engineer and physicist and I set up my workspace in her basement to be close by to help her. I was working on technology for the Star Wars program and...

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June 2010

February, 1996

My husband drops me off. I'm going to be evaluated while he runs a few errands. He'll come pick me up when he's done. I walk up to the reception desk and introduce myself. "Oh yes. Someone is...

The Story begins this way.....

My first car was a 1965 Impala SuperSport. It wasn't just a car, it was an obsession. Driving this car was transcendent! It was loud, curvy, and classic--we were perfect for each other. Her name was Sophie, and when I wasn't working, I was...