Al Gillespie:  

Went to colleges - had tenuous relationship with several, not always welcome to return Lost the plot for a couple of years in 60s/70s, stopped cutting hair, took a few hours of part time college courses each year, became chauffeur for a Federal protocol pool in DC Stayed in DC and, at long last, finally grew up Married Joined public policy economic think tanks in DC starting in 1973 Did macro and micro modeling (until retiring) Had three kids, 2 girls, one boy Children, of course in my estimation, are above average Divorced after 14 years Children were focused, unlike myself, in their important post high school years and are successful in their subsequent choices Graduated college, in Economics at 38 - finally and to much surprise to my parents (and my employers which inexplicably, assumed that I had years ago) Remarried after years, to Emily, fellow economist, focused in her early years to achieve a PHD Together 30 years (in 2022) and c...Expand for more