Your Turn at the Table

“How do you know when it's your turn to step up?'

That was the question a friend brought with him to Eddie’s Famous Frozen Custard one hot June evening.

He’d called a few days earlier to tell me he was considering running for local office. Someone had encouraged him. The idea wouldn’t leave him alone, but neither would the doubts.

He wanted to talk with someone who’d already made that decision, survi…