I have been back in NY for about 6 weeks now. Some of things you have said have stayed in my mind for whatever reason. I don't even know what you look like although whatever you may lack in model looks you probably make up in personality, and you seem wiser than your chronological age. We probably work near each other given our industry. Maybe we stood next to each other on line at the same deli during lunch time. Or even glancing at each other at the bar while having drinks after work with our colleagues.
When and if we ever met it would be like two wild animals sizing up each other with respect. Who goes first?