"No Shortcuts"

I was early for an overdue meeting with a friend as I walked into a south Denver restaurant. "There will be a dapperly dressed gentlemen who looks like a silver fox walk in here shortly," I informed the friendly waitress. "Tell him I'm in the back, okay?"

The friend is Arthur McDermott. He's one of those "positron" kinda people you just like to hang around with. He's a successful developer, doting grandpa, loving husband and cares about community – a good man. After he arrived at the restaurant,