Dinner with Obama
by Gary | Jul 28, 2013 | 0 comments
Earlier this year, S. and I had dinner with the Barack Obama. Well, he didn’t actually eat with us, but he was there while we were eating. Actually, we weren’t eating when he was in the room with us, but we had finished our salad before he came in. Never mind the details. We met, spoke to, shook hands with, had our pictures taken with President Barack Obama and his lovely First Lady, Michelle (from whom I got a classic, big Michelle hug). To say this was a high point in our political/social life would be a understatement of indescribable dimensions. You should view this in the context of knowing that I’m not a celeb kind of guy. The...
Gary J. Fernandes
After 30 years in the world of big business, Gary “retired” to pursue long ignored interests. While continuing his involvement in the corporate world by serving as a director of several public companies, he has, among other things, traveled the world in pursuit of the perfect bird photograph, served national and local charities as a director and donor, developed a personal web site as a platform for his writing on subjects of personal interest, and, occasionally, taken time to smell the roses.
Gary and his wife Sandra, shuttle between their condo in Dallas and their farm in Fannin county, Texas where they indulge themselves in organic gardening, long walks and entertaining friends and family.