Robert Fulghum has started writing abuot tango. Our paths have crossed only obliquely from time to time, since I first met him when he officiated the wedding of my one-time colleague Peter Steinbrueck. He is a man of exceptional passion and kindness. I was thrilled to see that he had taken up tango.

Here is the closing paragraph from a post of his:

A dear friend died last week. Died, as we say, peacefully in his sleep after a long life and a quiet retirement. His files were organized, his basement and garage clean, and all his dues paid up. A tidy end. Not for me. My goal now is to dance. All the dances. As long as I can. And then to sit down contented in a chair after the last elegant tango some sweet night and pass on because there just wasn’t another dance left in me.

Posted by Michael on 9/12/07; 6:48:15 PM