The DU Lounge

That he was a few months younger than I am is slightly unnerving—it’s good that I only found this out now.

I mentioned that he reminded me of only one other person I knew—also an extremely erudite friend with whom I could discuss everything from the Vietnam War (in which he played an unintended prominent role) to ancient Egypt. There was even a slight physical resemblance. I would have loved to have listened to a conversation between the two of them. Transcribed, that would have been on the NYT bestseller list for months.