We're both full-fledged Athenians.

Getting on with life. That's my credo. Always something new. Moving forward. Staying in motion. My Italian amore. Cristina. Wants me for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Not in our usual environs. Minnesota. Or Sardinia. But Greece. We've never been to Greece before. Only dreamed of it. Now I dream of flying to Athens. Kissing the ground upon arrival. Then kissing Cristina. We'd make our way to the island of Syros. And check in. At a place called Guest House Paradise. I tell Cristina that I'm an Athenian at heart. I kid her. That she's more Spartan. But I know better. We're both full-fledged Athenians. --Jim Broede