"Benched!" Now before I get into this I want to make clear that I'm not using the word, benched, in the way it's used in sports. I'm not implying that I "fouled out" in the game of life so I was benched (taken out of the game) by God.

On one of our many motorcycle trips to Washington to visit my sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn and Phillip Stout, and dear friends, Dick and Carol Doge and family, we had the opportunity to visit an "Antique Emporium" in Snohomish which is near Seattle. We were accompanied by dear friends and motorcycle enthusiasts Bob and Naomi Ruud who rode with us on our...