For someone who just loves to participate I must report that winning has a certain appeal too. After a grueling day of hand-slicing meat for over 1000 people I was informed that the winner would soon be announced from the podium. I didn’t budge. ”I’m not moving until I hear my name,” I said firmly but quietly. Unfortunately the PA system didn’t work so it took a lot of waiving and shouting for me to realise that I’d won and it was time to raise the cup in victory.
The Stop’s Chris Brown gave me a nice bottle of sparkling wine which I promptly shook and popped with appropriate flair. I filled the cup to overflowing and shared it with my crew. ”Victory tastes good,” Naomichi said. He’s right. Moments like these are important to savour because they don’t happen all the time. “Life is difficult” are the first three words from one of my favourite books. So? When life presents opportunities to party, Caplansky parties.
