I was still writing and publishing articles, and in 1998 I published The Sceptre on the internet. I also sold my New Hampshire house. In 1999 we decided to stop living in two places, so we made Naples our permanent home. In March of 2000 we held a joyous celebration of Roy's eightieth birthday. At age 72 I'm enjoying my writing as much as I ever have, publishing articles and working on two more books, a sequel to The Sceptre and a vegetarian cookbook of recipes for meat substitutes.
Life is good.
As I age I become more philosophical. Questions like this haunt me during odd moments of the day, so much so that I have written a couple of essays containing my musings. The Post-Careerist . If you can't access these pieces, e-mail me , and I'll send you copies. News Story Interview SABR 2001 Patrician Publications.