Every family brought something to the block party. A young neighbor brought Champagne with lovely stems. She filled the glasses with the available bubbly, but ran short. She handed the filled glasses to each of the women, giving the last woman some from her own glass — “Here, you’re a little light,” she said and announced in a loud voice — “We did not have enough for the men, but all the women got a glass of Champagne and when the women are happy, the men are happy.” Nods and big smiles all around.
