19 Another Bite of the Apple

DOI: 10.4324/9781003336051-20

Food trucks and stalls lined the street, with picnic tables arranged down the center. There were also a couple of beverage tents and a street band. Because the festival was only a half-dozen blocks from the hotel, no one felt concerned about having a second beer. It was a warm evening with gentle breezes and a starlit sky. The setting had been halcyon.

Jorge’s family proved to be a delight. His oldest child, Al, was getting his master’s in economics from Cal State Berkley. Al had been recruited into Stanford as an undergrad on a basketball scholarship. He had played all four years, but his passion was business. When Berkley offered him an academic scholarship, he readily accepted. ...

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