Eating Alone

I don't know the story behind this man's lonely presence in the restaurant where we met a couple who were my grade-school and high school classmates, and who have a condo at the beach this weekend. It's unusual to see a man of his age with a hat or cap on in a restaurant although we often see younger fellows with ball caps in various restaurants. We have been here many times, but the food tonight was disappointing. Sometimes I enjoy the solitude of a meal alone, and maybe he does, but his presence made me wonder if he's a widower, if he has children, or what his story might be. His table was to far from us to engage in conversation.