I have spent some time this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, the land of my fathers – well, grandfathers – and of some of the most welcoming people one could wish to meet. My hotel was a staging stop for touring coach-parties, members of which I thoroughly enjoyed meeting at breakfast before they set off again on another day’s hard travel and excitement. As a result, copies of “Late Starter” will by now be being read in Oregon, Connecticut and Ohio,…..