Bob DeMeyer has never been short on hobbies. He tells us how he keeps himself busy — with stamp collecting, scuba diving, property projects, and the woodworking passion that began with a magazine article and an Intarsia Santa.

After 35 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, Mark Anderson reflects on the unexpected realities of retirement — from losing the daily sense of mission to rediscovering life beyond the job title. In this candid Q&A, he shares what surprised him most, what he didn’t expect to miss, and how retirement reshaped his perspective on identity, family, and purpose.

We were military kids who met as teenagers on the other side of the world. We learned early that home wasn’t a place — home was people. For some Wagnerites, one of those people became forever.