Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

       I took the one less traveled by,

       And that has made all the difference.

 

Robert Frost’s verse may be a bit profound for my two chance meetings today, but it comes to mind nonetheless.

I try to swim at least twice each week when I’m in Annapolis.

I was going to swim tonight but looked at my schedule and realized that was not possible. So at 7:40 a.m., not my preferred time, I headed to the Anne Arundel County pool.

Whom did I run into there? Senate President Bill Ferguson.

We briefly discussed an issue of concern to both of us.

At lunch time, I thought about a restaurant on West Street but decided to go to a place on Maryland Avenue instead.

On the way, I bumped into a member of Mayor Young’s staff.

He joined me for lunch. We discussed the same issue of concern as this morning.

We’ll find out whether these meetings, as Frost wrote, “made all the difference.”