Taking time to be civilized...

It's not right to say there's "no news worth talking about" this morning, but a quick scan of my trusty news websites shows mostly posts that are 1 or 2 days old…..OK, it's Sunday morning, but it's notably drowsy on the news front.

So I'll just mention that my wife and I had dinner with good friends last night, they're very civilized, we're very civilized, we had a very civilized dinner at a very civilized eatery in Allentown.

It's not the kind of place that's popular because the din of chattering, laughing and shouting patrons makes it actually impossible to have a civilized conversation while eating.

It's not the kind of place that serves huge portions that a lumberjack would cherish.

The bartender makes a very civilized martini exactly to order, always a mark of distinction.

With our friends, we actually talked for two hours about interesting stuff, shared some personal life stories, cleverly reviewed other restaurants we've known and loved, actually enjoyed the crafted entrees….

We had pleasing, thoughtful, intense, face-to-face communication about ourselves, our lives, the human condition, the possible reasons why a side of rice was served to only two of us…..mostly focusing on indulging in the civilized banter that defines a good dinner…

…and we didn't put anything out on Twitter, y'know what I'm saying?