The Lost Art of Buying a Round for the Bar.

The article recounts the author's experience of buying a round of drinks for strangers at a bar to celebrate the birth of his daughter. The author had always envisioned this gesture as a way to mark a major milestone in his life, but instead of doing it for the sale of his debut novel, he chose to do it for the birth of his child. The author went to a local bar in Manhattan, ordered a martini, and asked the bartender if he could buy a round for the bar. Several people accepted the offer, and the author engaged in friendly conversation with them. Afterward, he paid the bill and left feeling grateful and ready to embrace fatherhood. [Extracted from the article]