We left Clearwater Beach and flew directly to Atlanta to attend the graduation, from Georgia Tech, of one of our “adopted” children, Mia. Mia and her not-quite-yet husband Juhana, lived with us for several months more than a decade ago. Mia is from Vietnam, Juhana is from Finland. They were students together in Finland at a university where my wife, Janet, taught statistics. Mia was assigned to Janet as her “Keeper.” Mia and Juhana eventually came to our university to continue their educations. Both received MBA and MIS degrees from UNO. Mia received her master’s degree in AI from Georgia Tech. We had a great time at graduation, one filled with great pride as Mia walked across the stage. They are now off for a new adventure. They are in the process of moving to Jersey City, New Jersey—Omaha’s loss.

Janet has become an expert at choosing very cool Airbnbs for our travels both here in the U.S. and internationally. This time it was in the Meadow Lake historical area of Atlanta. Our house was amazing: 100 plus years old, yet redone in a way to make it interesting and fun. The other houses in the neighborhood were full-tilt holiday and the commercial collections were lively and marked by interesting murals.

Post graduation, we went out for lunch and on to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. Janet and I have decided to visit all the presidential libraries in the next couple of years. Recall that we were in Hyde Park, New York in early September to visit the FDR presidential library. The Jimmy Carter version was quite nice, a no frill affair on rolling grounds not far from downtown Atlanta. As the years have passed, my admiration for President Carter has grown. The library tells an interesting story about a man who at birth had a very small chance of becoming President. His life beyond the presidency, he was only 54 years old when it was over, should serve as the model for presidents once their time has passed.