James and I had lunch together. Well, sort of. I was in the small town of Fernandina and sought out the most excellent Timoti’s for lunch. You order inside and then eat at picnic tables outside. I sat across from James and we began to chat. We actually had a wide-ranging discussion about many things - food, racism, faith, state of the world, he was a most interesting man with insight into life’s issues. James held government positions in NC, Washington DC, Georgia and other spots as well. So we also chatted about careers, his and mine. As I was finishing the meal and asking him if I could take his portrait, I mentioned in a light-hearted way that he appeared to have snuck off to have this lunch and he said his wife was in a meeting, “she is always in meetings.” I asked what she did. WOW, this is her Wikipedia entry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnetta_Cole The things you learn if you just ask. The portrait project has been a wonderful window into the people around me. So exciting to meet folks I otherwise would have walked past.