It was one of those pleasant

evenings when we intended to get to know a young lady who will be part

of our community for a year of professional internship.

She's a remarkably well-rounded

young woman, an athlete and a scholar, well-traveled. It was refreshing

to see just how much living a person can cram into 25 years.

Before she came, Dave said,

"Now let's not spend the whole evening talking about ourselves. I

want to hear from her. Seems like last time we did this, we prattled on

about ourselves and never did find out much about our guest."

Hmm, I thought, not even pausing

as I rolled out pizza dough. You should talk. You get started on your

boat or the kids or our travels, and no one can get a word in edgewise.

But we did try to keep turning

the conversation