The dog days of summer are over and school has begun. It seems like summer just started and now it is practically over. Summer allowed me more time to think and reflect. This letter contains some of these thoughts. Indulge me on this and its informality.
Summer is almost over.
On Travel In July, Leslie and I got to visit Spain on the way to visiting my father and stepmother in France. What I find refreshing about international travel is how you can find a culture that operates from a completely different paradigm than your own, with obvious success. It opens your eyes and mind to contemplating previously untried options and questioning sacred cows. In Spain, in the smaller towns, the timing of business life is completely different. I saw business districts shuttered all afternoon and then re-open to do a brisk business into the evening.