Back in 1992, NCR in New Zealand ran a nationwide essay contest for undergraduate students at any University or polytechnic (technical institute). I entered and won. Anyhoo, the CEO of NCR at that time was Jim Butts, and we’ve kept in touch over the years. He and Peg, his wife, live in Ohio, but just so happened to be in Boston this week. And so it was a tremendous delight to go to church with Jim and Peg and their son Michael (who lives here), at the Park Street Church just across the road from the Boston Common.

After church, we strolled through the Boston Common together, and then had a delicious lunch at PG Changs.

During lunch it was such a delight to recount the way that Jim’s / NCR’s essay contest had on my life, my higher education, and my subsequent career decisions. Just incredible. It was a great morning and early afternoon.