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While well into my eighth decade of life, I find myself pleasantly surprised for numerous reasons.

I never expected to be blessed with such a long life, and the notion that I could write enough material that might justify or warrant a respectable book feels delightful.

At this point in my existence, I do honestly believe that every day is a gift. Whoever thought my first boyfriend at age fifteen would turn out to be the one and only love of my life? And it was mutual.

He was a college graduate from New York University when we met. He didn’t know how young I was, and I was awed by his knowledge and his delightful sense of humor. We were married for 58 years, and he was my boyfriend for four years before that. We did bicker occasionally, but he passed away ten years ago, and I miss him every day.

We were blessed with three wonderful children - then seven grandchildren. I became a grandmother at age 45, and now I also have seven great-grandchildren.

My husband was a self-employed optometrist for 48 years in Santa Cruz, and we were able to travel around the world and see so much while my mom stayed with the children.

A child of the Great Depression, I was able to go back to school at age 42 and get a Bachelors of Arts at University of California, Santa Cruz, and then a Masters Degree at San Jose State University.

When we helped Michael, our youngest son, to buy KSCO Radio, life took on another interesting dimension. I used to follow Michael, the CEO, around the station and complain about local politics constantly, so finally he suggested that I say it on the air. And I’ve been doing just that for over a decade now.

It has been a delightful, adventurous ride, and I have now recorded more than 500 commentaries. In addition to the joy of producing them, these commentaries have brought me something that I never expected – fans! I’ve been thrilled to find that so many listeners agree with my views. So I decided to collect some of my favorite commentaries together for them. The result is this book. I hope you enjoy it.