Meeting San Mateo’s Former Mayor
This afternoon I was in my hotel dinning hall having brunch and listening to a wonderful lounge singer. After a few songs the lounge singer said that she was pleased to have the Mayor of San Mateo joining us for brunch, only two tables away from me.
So what do you do in a situation like this?
For a second I thought, “maybe I shouldn’t interrupt her during her brunch” but then I realized that I would likely never have an opportunity to meet her again. So I finished my meal, paid my bill and walked over to their table as asked “is this where the mayor is?” By the way, did I mention I didn’t actually know what she looked like?
Claire said, “yes, I’m the former-mayor.” And our conversation started there. Eventually it turned out she knew me better then I knew her! She’d seen my one hour special appearence on CSPAN. She asked me to sit with her group, and even invited me to ballroom dance with her. I had to say no to the ballroom dancing but I did get a chance to speak with the San Mateo’s current Supervisor. Claire Mack is a delightful person, its obvious to see why she was elected Mayor.
When you break the rules, you never have to ask “what if?”