My Connection to the King of Sweden

is slight and happenstantial, but it goes back to my tempestuous relationship with Maria, the 80-year old Bolivian firebrand, whom I met (and connected with in our mutual enthusiasm for Evo Morales) in the local soup-kitchen where she was cruising. Back in her 60's, Maria had been married to a doctor in the Swedish navy, and had not unnaturally met the King at parties, such as the monarchs of Sweden like to give, in the endless Swedish summertime, for their households, and especially for their armed services. "He's just a man," said Maria.