While John, Liz and I were scaring ourselves on the Penobscot Narrows bridge, Jennifer was making dinner arrangements. Her choice was the Ephemere on Bayview Street, 30 feet from our condo and a quick chat with the Maitre'D suggested that reservations would not be necessary on a Thursday evening. Although one restaurant, the upstairs and downstairs sections are a totally different ambiance, with the former being far superior. Upon arrival, our young host regretted that all the upstairs tables were gone and Jennifer was more than a little miffed, having been perfectly willing to make a hard reservation for 7:15pm. We decided to dine elsewhere and Jennifer suggested to the young man that he ought to tell someone about this customer experience. No sooner had we left and begun walking towards our next choice then along the street behind us comes the manager imploring us to return since she was confident a table was about to open up. She even said she would buy us a glass of wine each. Happily ensconced in perhaps the best table in the upper room, a really great meal followed accompanied by some excellent Merlot and Syrah.
Back on the deck for an after dinner glass and some night sky watching, not a single satellite showed itself, despite more than seven being spotted the previous evening. Eventually the subject turned to quotations attributed to various historical characters ranging from Joan of Arc to Albert Einstein to John F. Kennedy to the mayor of Hiroshima and to John Lennon.
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