The colonel replied that he didn't care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.

The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it.

This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.

My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, but there were still separate sections for blacks and for whites. At least I had made my men realize that something could be accomplished by speaking out, and I hoped they would be less resigned to unjust conditions.

I had never been able to get a car that said how much I cared about the environment until I drove electric.

Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures.