We were sitting in our flower shop in Windsor Missouri when the phone rang. Nancy answered with our standard "Orchids and eBay - may I help you?", fully expecting a customer question or a telephone order. There was no background noise, delay, or anything to suggest otherwise. The caller was from Jordan. Enjoying to opportunity to talk, Nancy was on a cordless phone. She refilled her coffee cup, sat in the lounge, and visited with the caller for quite a while. It was mid-morning here in Windsor Missouri, so it was not too late at night in Jordan. What is ironic about the event is that Nancy and I are both retired military. We taught classes to allied students, including Jordanian students. Now both of us are in a small town in [+]