I mean, I was certainly feeling something. Whether my interpretation was correct, I can’t say at this remove, only that I would analyze complex contracts, invoices, mill sheets, bills of lading, customs documents, et cetera with noticeably greater speed and efficiency before lunch. Of course, the fact that my lunchtime routine in those days was similar to the morning intake except with scotch swapped in for coffee might have had something to do with it.

(strange to think that thirty-five years ago I was, for professional reasons, pretty conversant with the steel industry and the international trade appertaining thereunto, and have now forgotten virtually everything about it—and much of that specialized knowledge, particularly with respect to the trade part, is superannuated in any event)

cordially,