" Ah, Sun-flower! weary of time Who countest the steps of the Sun; Seeking after that sweet golden clime, Where the traveller's journey is done; William Blake (1757-1827) So....it's been two months since my last blog, not for want of respite, but rather being busy, traveling, afflicted with a dry spell for topics, and attending to projects piling up on my desk. One, among the latter, has been working on my application for dual citizenship in Portugal which is progressing nicely, thank you. People greet me with a puzzled look when I tell them about this but my answer is that, in uncertain times, it's best to have a back-up plan should things go south. This is certainly not for any lack of patriotism, for I love my country more than you'd ever know. Chalk it up to my anxiety about where we might be headed. Why Portugal, you ask? I've traced my father's family back centuries to Portugal which now has a formal la