It is my first time. Do you know that I can get the sodas if I want to pay a vast fortune, but my chefs have not been able to recreate anything close ...o these gas-station sandwiches?”“A part of it is that the bread is made by hand each day. My mom told me they have recipes, but each person who makes the bread interprets them differently. The loaf that was supposed to be whole wheat turns out to be five-grain honey wheat,” I explained. “That other half is an equally ambiguous brine for the. Cords tighten around your breasts, and you gasp, starting feel yourself start to lose your balance.Pause. Something steadies you, but you’re not sure what. Hair whips you in the face as you quickly turn your head to see what was behind you. It’s gone now. The music and bonfires are just down the beach. Very distracting. Holding position is of paramount importance. You must behave if you want to stay upright. Be good…You are growing impatient.Tick, tock. This is taking a while, and you are. .. did you set that up too!?" Of course not! Carol told me that Stan wanted to meet you and she made ithappen. I was not involved in any way, but you two seem to get along justfine, so it seems that Carol was right!" Yeah, he's cute, and I like him a lot dad." Thats good honey. Why don't you ask him to be your escort for thefundraiser we're hosting next month. Black tie of course. And by the way,we're having a very special guest."All that sounded like a request but it wasn't. I obeyed him. " I'm not sure we have anything to say to each other, Sam." "Please Dad, I'm begging!" I was pretty sure that I didn't want to do this, but if I had to then it would have to be someplace in public. From the tone of her voice I knew I had to do this. "Ok, My Place at 7:00 P.M." and I hung up.For those that don't know, My Place is a small neighborhood bar near my house. I've been known to stop there now and then for a drink and while their menu is small, their food is the best. My daughter knew.