A successful conversation

So, earlier this week I was sitting on a bench at work on break, and somebody said hi. It was my dad's old boss, who I had talked to in passing a few times, but didn't know super well. I see him at Walmart maybe once every few months. Anyhow, after a bit of small talk and catching up (he somehow knows about and inquired after my current career aspirations), he mentioned that we should go out to…