Monday, January 23, 2012
I knew Mike when Iwas starting in engineering here in Bostonand found that he was a direct descencent of Ralph Waldo Emerson, of Walden Pond fame. it's trancendental philosphy of intuitive above the empirical that Mike tranformed into enjoying life way, way above the ordinary.
I grubstaked Mike after we were both unfairly fired for moonlighting. and he thought of going back to Muncie, Ind. to work in his family's gas station, so I gave him a grubstake to stay here in Boston and set up his first company with his offce on the top of a woddoor laid over concrete cinder blocks in the apartment he and Irene had in Brookline.'
I gave him the grubstake finacially because it was secured by the INTEREST of his wit and getting to share his PRINCIPLE [sic] of living beyond and above the ordinary.
I spent many, many hours going thru many cases and cases via quart bottles of Johnny Walker Black Label Scotch at his many homes he had, starting at the one overlooking the Charles River, then overlooking Logan Airport runways across the harbour from Winthop. Enjoying the wonderful hospitality of he and Irene
He graduated Sumns-cum-laude from Purdue Unuversity witch first showed his ultra intelligence, but while he was working, now having a civil engineering company, concrete/ materal testing labortory, surveying and guard company, he decided to go to Suffolk Law School in his "spare time" and grauated sumna-cu-laude. All the while trying to drink me under the table with the Johhny Walker.
As well off and ultra intelligent as he was, I never seen him patronize a snigle person, never, ever.
.He essentially used his ultra sharp endineering mid to end up ending up in a house in Duxbury, a lands end house located next to an estuary that is so prominant that even on an Us or state map you could point to it and say Mike live there.I think that was his Walden Pond
I know that Mike is waiting to refill my tall glasss with more Johhny Walker Black Label..
Be ready to give me a big refill, but I'll need another tall glasss, because this one is filled with tears
Bottoms up pal...... . . .
From Ed Dong of 21 Griggs Place, Allston, Ma. 02134 and EdDingDong@MSN.com up,
