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There was a chill in the air, and we had just made it through the winding queue for the shuttle in Sitka, Alaska, when my dad announced, “I need to use the bathroom.”We were finally at the front of the line. The shuttle into town was only supposed to take…

Soon after Dr. Art Ulene reached the top of Kilimanjaro on his 90th birthday, he applied to Guinness World Records to check whether he was the oldest person to conquer the mountain.He had already received recognition from the Tanzania National Park Service. However, he wanted to know if the title was official.”I didn’t do…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jerry Burns, a puppy raiser with Guiding Eyes for the Blind. It has been edited for length and clarity.I ran my own businesses for 53 years. First, I did wholesale sales of tobacco and candy. When I sold my partnership stake…