He restored a Bugatti, then drove it from Belgium to Rome and back again. He’s the grandson of a Civil War Veteran, getting ready to celebrate his 80th birthday. He just piloted his own airplane from Florida to Boston.
I had a wonderful time at a banquet last night, thanks to my dinner partner, described above.
Yes, giant dinner parties can be fun when you’re getting to know somebody new and surprising–like the prize in a box of Crackerjack when I was a kid.
It’s certainly not those empty calories that give us so much pleasure.