Thursday, December 9, 2010

The Most Interesting Man in the World

In our house this is an ongoing conversation from the commercial that talks about the most interesting man in the world. I think Rich and I may have met him on our flight back home from Florida. An older gentleman sat down next to Rich on the plane and after a few minutes asked us where we were headed. From that point on we had the privilege of learning all about Lynn's interesting life. We literally talked to him the whole 2 hours we were on the flight. He kept saying that he would stop talking and then my sweet husband would ask him another question and that would lead into something else that this completely fascinating man had done over the course of his life. He is a Vietnam vet, and engineer that helped create helicopter radar now being used in Afghanistan, a father of three, a dancer who goes two times a week to dance with Big Band orchestras, a member of the VFW that helps blind people get readers that can help them "see", a collector of penguins, fisherman, and a friend to his "lady friend" in Florida that has gone through a kidney transplant and soon to have a corneal transplant. Could you meet anyone that has had a more full life? He is a genuine person. There aren't too many of those anymore. He thanked us for letting him talk, we felt like we should thank him. He gave us his contact information so that we can call him if we ever get to the Boston area and he will show us a good time. Rich and I came away feeling blessed to have met Lynn and know that he will always be an inspiration to us.

2 comments:

dizzysnux said...

How neat........ trust your time in Florida was good..... hugs mom

pammycakes said...

do i get "the most interesting woman award" huh do i do i?????