Glad to be an American

Yoko became a US citizen today. Next time you speak with her you should congratulate her!

The ceremony was very moving. (At least it was for me.) It got me to thinking how lucky we are to be Americans and how, even in these bad times, life in America is better than many of the place these immigrants have come from.

The largest group being sworn in today were from Cuba...72 of the 400 plus people being sworn in as new citizens. (Yoko was the only Japanese.)

Anyway, we have gotten through the process now and if anything happens to me, we won't have to worry about Yoko having limitations on her rights as a surviving spouse.

I am extremely busy and extremely stressed. I am now President of St Vincent de Paul Community Healthcare; Chair for Project Graduation, President of the Lung Cancer Alliance of Florida, and a weekly columnist for the Sun Newspapers. I am headed to NYC next week for some training. Tomorrow I am a featured speaker at a symposium called Confronting Cancer. In April I am attending something called the Lung Cancer Advocacy Summit in Dallas, Texas. Time is just flying by and I have no time to write! The stockmarket has been lousy and when I am working I am not selling much and trying to tamp down the fear of many...not the best job in the world.

I am going to try to put a video below to give you some sense of what the ceremony was like today. It was great (and uplifting) to see the enthusiasm of our newest Americans. Enjoy the video that follows!