Cherished Readers: This morning we are having a new life experience: a shoulder replacement operation!  While this sort of surgery has become almost routine and predictably successful, it will require a period of recuperation and repair.  I look forward to rejoining you from time to time as recovery progresses. Best wishes for a summer filled with love of family and friends. While it's a month away, I close with thoughts of the gift of freedom celebrated on Independence Day.  Let this summer's Fourth of July remind us of the [...]