‘I mean, we welcome all guests at the hotel, and are thrilled to play host to such a respected conference.’ The clerk paused again, collecting him...elf before plastering on a fake smile. ‘Welcome to the historic Donatello Hotel in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Are you checking in today, sir? Yes? And did you have a pleasant trip?’ ————– Michael wrinkled his nose at the mug of stale, weak coffee in his hands. The hotel served terrible coffee, but he was desperate, like any addict, he needed. On your honor. If you repeat what I tell you, you could get me fired, and probably divorced also." "Oh, well, Mark," I began, suddenly worried. "Like, I'm not going to embezzle anything either, or rob a bank--" "Whoa baby, it's nothing like that. It has to do with... sex." I picked up my glass and drained the margarita remnants. Great, I thought. He wants me to be a prostitute. "Thanks, Mark. I'll return the money as soon as I can." I began to collect my phone and purse. "Patience. Sit. You. Due to personal circumstances, I had not flown with Gibson Air for over four years. I invited some friends to Chateaux Gibson in Champagne. My Great Grandfather bought the Chateaux just after the first World War.”“My family have always wanted the best for all of our companies. I was embarrassed to be told that the quality of the food that was being served and also the quality of the Champagne was bad. We have managed to turn this around in less than four days. We will now be producing our own. And I think the firstof these is simply this... with a few exceptions, women dress to feel goodabout themselves and to acknowledge their femininity. Most women - andI say most, not all - do not want to look like men, but instead want toremind the rest of the world that they are, indeed, women. Of course,there are always exceptions, but generally I have found this to be true.In spite of what some say, many if not most women want to feelattractive - to both men and other women as well."And so.