It was on one of our trips to Shanghai to visit the China Leaders for Global Operations program. Don and I found ourselves without anything to do one evening, and he suggested that we go out for dumplings at his favorite dumpling shop. Don ALWAYS knew great restaurants, so if he said this was the best dumpling shop in Shanghai, I believed him. We started out trying to find a taxi. It was lightly misting, and any rain makes it difficult to get a cab in Shanghai. Of course, Don knew Shanghai really well, and he suggested that we take off walking and see if we could get a cab along the way. No luck on the cab. But for over an hour, we wound our way toward the dumpling shop, just talking and enjoying the time together. We did get to the shop, and there was a line, but we patiently waited, and then enjoyed some really great dumplings. There was a gentle side to Don, and that’s what I experienced that night. It was my favorite time with him and the one I remember with a smile.
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