To read these memoirs is to discover or rediscover an exceptionally well-lived life, one characterized by courage and humility, loss and laughter, curiosity and dignity, awareness and compassionÑby a quest for knowledge of the world and the self, continually informed by mindfulness of the ideas and needs of others. The inquisitive confidence that allowed the author to acquire computer skills while well into her senior citizenry should, on reflection, be no surprise. It represents the explorerÕs sensibility she has employed to chart much of her lifeÕs course, and to sail each voyage with initial wonder and unending awe. In short, Susan SeatonÕs is a life well worth knowing, cherishing, and emulating.