Rufus Died

"Even the shortest journey ends. But was it fun?"
--Rufus Oglethorpe

My friend Rufus died years ago in Pennsylvania. I had no idea he had ever lived there. His fifth ex-wife died three weeks ago; I was invited to the reading of her will.

I did not attend.

Rufus wrote a book for me. And when I write that he wrote it for me, I mean that I was the entirety of his audience.

He meant for it to be shared, or so I was informed. Rufus did not utilize the internet.

I do.

My name is Nathan DeGraaf (not that it matters) and for the next few months I will share with you the stories, lessons, axioms and downright uniqueness that was Rufus Oglethorpe.

Or, as he wrote on the first page of his book to me:

"Do this right, Dutchman."

I'll do my best Rufus. I promise.