The big cheat
Plans for dinner for both teams at a local tapas restaurant were set, but by the time we met in the hotel lobby everybody but John and me had dropped out. John offered to drive and we took off in his rental. John did turn out to be an engaging dinner companion. We ordered plate after small plate of the little appetizers and lingered over the bottle of wine I ordered. We learned all there was to learn about each other’s families, spouses, college sports and business experience. I was...