A Gathering of Women

I am sitting at a table eating dinner with five women, a doctor, a pediatric nurse practioner, an engineer, an advocate and a woman who works for the alumni department at a local university.

The conversation is all over the place. From pregnancy (one is pregnant,) to pets, to dealing with gender difficulties, to food,to engineering problems and of course the current shooting crisis.

I am surprised at the banality and the depth that flows through the nearly three hours we spend talking and eating.

No one realizes how long we have been here until one woman's phone rings to tell her someone just crossed her doorstep. As she checks the video, she sees the time and we are all shocked.

I cannot remember a time in my life when I enjoyed women more.