While on a cross-country flight, I met a man who turned idealism into financial reward in the most unlikely of places—high-rolling Las Vegas. “I usually don’t talk during flights,” I said. Jack jumped in, “But Cindy just opened a door that has been locked for years. Do you want to walk in? […]
Monthly Archive: June 2017
It is such a happiness when good people get together—and they always do. —Jane Austen While on a cross-country flight, I met a man who turned idealism into financial reward in the most unlikely of places—high-rolling Las Vegas. Jack Thunder grew up in Nebraska when TV shows were in black-and-white and heroes stood for […]
“You did it simply by doing something entirely different, knowing it required being flexible and taking chances.” (My conversation continues with Thomas Seekins, a lone traveler, while we are on an archaeological dig in 2011.) “Yes, but there was more going on behind the scenes. Back at the hotel, I was doing my own […]