Timidity and Diplomacy (Essay‪)‬

Editor's Note: How much of this reminiscence is fact and how much is imagination is left to the reader, but the story gives us the flavor of an earlier, less complicated and more adventurous posting in romantic Italy.--Ed. Skinny and shy: Skinny was better than fat, but shy was something I had to work on if I wanted to get ahead. Back in Georgia I graduated from two dancing schools, but never really learned what to do on the dance floor. And I had even fewer ideas what to do on the ride home.