About to go for a dinner date with another woman, and my wife is cool with it! (and so are you)

[DFW]

Just playing around with you. It's my last night in the States for a few months, and I always try
to save one night to go out with our old friend, Helen Thomas. We (my brother and I) are meeting
up with Helen downtown in an hour, and then catching a taxi up to our favorite Lebanese restaurant,
Mama Ayesha's. The next time I see Helen after this, she'll be 90 years old. What a woman!

If any DUers are in the neighborhood, drop in and say hi!

I ALWAYS say hi to Helen from the collective DU anyway--no need to remind me!

[gateley]

1. Have fun! nt

[DFW]

2. Thanks!

We always do. Helen was a colleague of my father's, so we've known her for something like 40 years.

[gateley]

6. I know -- I read everything you write about her, and smile at the pics!

:hi:

[ChicagoSuz219]

15. Jealous...

...I'd love to hear her take on the Clinton/Bush Jr. pairing for Haiti.

[aquart]

3. Go Helen! You, sir, are a fortunate human being.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear DFW...

You are a most fortunate gentleman...

Living a life most of us just dream of!

I know you'll have a wonderful time.

Cheers!

:toast:

[DFW]

5. Thanks, Peggy!

We will, and whatever portions of our visit that I can relate on the record, I will!

[shireen]

7. dont forget to give her a BIG DU HUG!

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[DFW]

20. We didn't forget! n/t

[bear425]

8. Please express to her my heartfelt appreciation

for all she has done and all she is. I really admire Helen Thomas. And give her one of these: :hug:
Thanks.

[hootinholler]

9. That is so tempting to drive downtown just to say hi

Alas, it is not to be. Tell Helen she is revered by one HootinHoller living in the red parts of Md.

-Hoot

[DFW]

19. You would have been welcome

We stayed and yakked for over 3 hours!

[tom_paine]

10. Enjoy, you lucky duck!

I know you don't need reminding but....

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

HI HELEN!!!

[taterguy]

11. Slip her a tongue just for me

Thanking you in advance for your cooperation

[DFW]

21. Umm, yeah, well, ya see, it's like this.........

She knows my wife and all, so, well it would have been kind of awkward, hope you understand...........

[TNDemo]

12. Give her a hug for me.

I have emailed with her but never met her. I'm uber jealous!

[madokie]

13. Lucky you and your brother

I remember reading about you guys doing this another time. Must me great to be friends with Helen Thomas

[DFW]

18. That would have been last September, the last time I was in DC

Helen has been a friend for many many moons.

[ddeclue]

14. A threesome with an older woman!

:rofl:

[DFW]

22. Yeah, we have no shame...... n/t

[Gregorian]

16. I thought that's who it was! Big hugs!

I can't wait to hear back. I hope she lives to be at least 100.

[Berry Cool]

17. You're a lucky man to be going out with such a terrific woman.

Too bad I'm not in the neighborhood, or I would indeed drop by and say hi.

[DFW]

23. You would have been welcome.

There is even a "Helen's Salad" on the menu, and yes, it was named for her!

[DFW]

24. It's midnight now, but I'll try to remember to post about our dinner tomorrow

She had a LOT of interesting stuff to say (DUH), and some of it I can repeat here.

[DFW]

25. Please see the separate post on a few things she had to say

Thanks!

[Tom Rinaldo]

26. I am very cool with it, and VERY jealous!

So sorry I couldn't be there, but I look forward to seeing you further down the road. Have a good trip.

[DFW]

27. Hey, Tom--the place would have suited you fine as well!

LOTS of great vegetarian stuff. They even have "Helen's Salad" on the menu in her honor.

I'll catch you in Boston at the latest this summer!

[tavalon]

28. You didn't even make me blink

I'm polyamorous so I wouldn't have seen a problem with it either way but seeing Helen Thomas is a fine thing.

[DFW]

29. My wife sees things a little differently

But she knows Helen, too, and gave her blessings (DUH). She even called us at the restaurant (it was 2:30 AM
her time, as she is already back in Germany, where I am headed in about 2 hours) to say hi!

[branders seine]

30. I love her!

Have a blast.

[DFW]

31. We did!

I've been assigned tougher tasks, I'll admit......:-)

We were there for over 3 hours, and nearly closed the place on our own. Any later, and I think they would
have given us the key and told us to lock the door and leave it under the mat when we left!