Following IMS and two years at Hesston, I have spent the remainder of these past 40 years, moving back and forth between Colorado and Iowa City.  I spent about 29 years in Colorado and 9 years in Iowa City.  On one of those periods in Iowa I met my wife of 32 years, Chris.  After that we moved to the Denver/Boulder area where I received my bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Colorado.  Recently, we have returned to Iowa City to be closer to aging parents.  Although some say that I am semi-retired, I am convinced that I put in a whole year’s worth of work during the period from November 1 to about April 30.   We have one daughter, Vanessa, who will be getting married three weeks after the class reunion in her native Boulder.  We also have Max, a miniature Schnauzer, who really does control all of our ‘comings and goings.'  With the help of frequent flier miles, we enjoy traveling both in this country and internationally.  I love to play golf but I must confess that my efforts on the links are rather pitiful next to Ed Hershberger and Roger Burkholder.  Since I have never had the opportunity to attend any of the previous class reunions, I am really looking forward to seeing my old classmates, many of whom I have not seen in these past 40 years.