"I assumed this was Anthony's yearly Christmas call. Preparing to rub it in about the cold northern weather he and Judy were having in New York while Marie and I were walking on the beach, I asked about the weather up north. He replied it was pretty good, but changed the subject by asking me if I was sitting down, because he had some news to give me."
Marco uses the renewal of an old friendship to discuss the ever-shifting line between family and friends.