San diego Stories

Fast forward six weeks and it was now about a week and a half before Halloween. One of my best friends, Jeff, and his wife Jenna have a Halloween party every year, so I asked Milan if she’d like to attend with me. She agreed on one condition: she picked our costumes. Milan said our costumes would be a secret until we got ready to go to the party on Saturday night. I was curious, of course, but figured she’d pick something...

The year was 2018 and I was attending a convention for my sales job. I arrived in Denver early in the afternoon for the pre-convention cocktail mixer that evening at 7:00 pm. After taking a quick shower and grabbing a bite to eat at a nearby diner, I made my way to the mixer. Being an Associate Member, I sold my company's services to large corporate clients during the daily Exhibition Hall. It was about 7:30 pm and, as us...