Last Thursday, my wife, Lisa, and I joined over 1000 people who attended a diversity breakfast organized by the city of Columbia, Missouri in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After some welcoming remarks, my guide dog, Heath, and I joined first-generation immigrants from India, Iran, and Japan to organize ourselves to go onstage to present an opening prayer composed by Otto Steinhaus, a retired minister. Rev. Steinhaus had based his text on fragments of Dr. King’s…..
Two years ago, my wife, Lisa, and I escaped to Jamaica for a week. On our third morning there, we decided to visit The Dolphin Lagoon, a recently-opened venue to commune with a camel and several dolphins. “Why a camel?” we asked ourselves as our driver took us on a wild, bumpy forty-five minute ride over the Jamaica mountains so we would arrive on time.
After checking in, we waded into the ocean, carefully stepping around slimy rocks and other…..