Author: Drew

Conversation with a Friend

Conversation with a Friend

[10:24] NICKI:: You weren’t in Philadelphia yesterday, were you?

[10:25] DREW:: Well, not ‘officially’.

[10:25] NICKI:: Snicker.

[10:25] DREW:: Did you see me?

[10:25] NICKI:: I was sure I heard them announce your name over the speakers at the airport.

[10:25] DREW:: Airports tend to do that, even if I’m not in the city.

[10:26] NICKI:: Thus reconfirming that you are, indeed, The Man. The Legend. The DREW.

[10:26] DREW:: Amen, sister. A-MEN.

[10:27] NICKI:: Well, I’m off to shower. Just wanted to see if you were haunting me.

[10:27] DREW:: It’s funny, really… The airports HOPE I’m there, and feel like announcing my name will ‘bring me out of the woodwork’ (their phrase). Curiously, BOTH men and women employees of the airports use this tactic.

[10:27] DREW:: I’ll need to send another memo, I guess.

[10:27] NICKI:: Hmmmmmm. Fascinating!

Our dinner on Saturday — a hearty winter menu

Our dinner on Saturday — a hearty winter menu

On Saturday, December 4, 2004, Wendy & I hosted a few people for a ‘let’s roll into the holidays’ dinner at our house. The meal also served as our ‘official’ unveiling of our new dining room (we decided because of the type of entertaining we like to do, that we should switch our large-and-mostly-unused living room with our small-and-often- used dining room).

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