After arriving early to Brian's birthday party, I was informed that he was still in the shower and wouldn't be down for another fifteen minutes. Typical. But as I stood there, Mr. Mader came in from the backyard and beamed the friendliest smile in my direction. He dropped the sodas he was carrying and rushed over to introduce himself. For the next fifteen minutes, I could have sworn I made a new best friend; the way Mr. Mader talked with me, joked with me, seemed truly interested in the most trivial of my experiences. So by the time B-Mader came down the stairs with his hair still dripping wet, I had completely forgotten that the party had yet to begin. Mr. Mader, you were a true man. I'm glad to know that if I happen to arrive early at the grandest party of our existence, that you will be there to greet me - ready to beam a smile my way.