Thwarting J-Lo

Tonight's dinner was surprisingly nice. It was the three of us: myself, the course instructor (who chilled out and was decent company), and a Dane from another team, Stefan, I think his name was. I'm so glad Stefan came along. Not only did he drive us to the restaurant in his car, but he also picked up the tab with his corporate card. And the restaurant he picked was a great spot right by the sea. We ate on the patio facing the water, and watched the sun set. I had grilled marlin on a bed of risotto - I now feel a little guilty for skipping my jog. The conversation was good except for one strange moment of irony, when I complimented Danes on their "high level" English. The instructor (who is American) turned to me in true puzzlement and asked me what I meant. I then had to explain that I was simply saying that Danish people speak english with a high degree of skill - not that they speak in an abstract way or anything like that. I admit I borrowed this computer programming term and misapplied it - count on a computer engineer to call me on it!

And thus I again thwarted Jehovah-loneliness. Martin: the origin of that term is a specialty from Kendrick's family. It is used to describe an acute loneliness that would drive one to knock on the doors of strangers; much like the actions of those who proselytize. :)