"We met at Chef Chu's. On Tuesday evening. a few hours after her class, in her studio, Caydance and Griff were drinking Belgium Beer and eating Quiche Lorraine and Salade Nicoise from the French Deli.

"Best game film exchange I've ever had. Coach Kasper played for UCLA when I played for the Huskies, and he was a Raiders fan when I played for the Raiders. This summer, he moved from San Diego to take the Head Coach job at Sunnyvale, but what with the quarterback situation in flux, his Running Back flunking out, and a locker room fist fight started by his Offensive Linemen, Sunnyvale is only 2-4. Good news for me, but, given how well he did in San Diego, next year, the Racs will be serious contenders. Right now, Coach Kasper is also distracted by recent divorce issues. For therapy, he's eating at a new restaurant every day. We ordered fried won tons, egg rolls, Hunan Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Calamari, and deep-fried tofu cubes."

"Yuri and I had lunch on Fisherman’s Wharf. While you were eating at Chef Chu's with Coach Kasper, I was eating lobster with Yuri," Caydance replied.

"What?"

"Yuri is now officially class TA. I could not refuse his invitation. But, it soon became clear that he has applied to the Huygens Athletics Manager job and wanted to plead his case."

"My vote for Athletics Manager goes to my Defense Coach’s Hawaiian beer distributer brother," Griff growled. "He played both football and baseball for the University of Hawaii, and he has also worked on beer company management and promotion. Does Yuri have any management experience?"

"'Management' was in his Leningrad Cultural Attache job description, he assured me. He's carrying a gun, so I did not contest this. What I like are his plans for an ice skating rink at Huygens. In addition to Hockey players, it will also attract women skaters. I'm putting him in touch with Genevieve.”

arrow "There goes free Hawaiian beer, and here come Russian and Canadian hockey players -- and my Mother."