Here, his still-boyish charm strikes a chord; even in his 70s he has the vivacity of a young man, one who has seen both triumph and tragedy, but still clings fondly to the memory of the Bohemia he once inhabited.
Mr. Charming strikes again, and I am already one down in social match play.
President Obama had surprised all US-skeptics in Turkey by pulling a "pre-emptive charm strike" when Secretary Clinton announced last month that she will be visiting Turkey as the final leg of his first trip to Europe.
Trees that at first seemed the soul of my new home's charm now struck me as agents of potential ruin.
So while it's easy to figure out why Google keeps trying, what isn't so easy to figure out is whether this third time will be a charm or strike three.
It was no surprise to see the resorts, beaches, tree lined streets, old world charm, urban villages, striking skyscrapers, and parks represented in the huge city model.
In a rare move, President Obama has invited a group of Senate Republicans to dine with him Wednesday evening just up the street from the White House at the Jefferson Hotel, continuing a charm offensive aimed at striking a deal on fiscal issues with rank-and-file lawmakers instead of congressional leaders.
The differences between brilliant professional artists such as Titian and Veronese and Fabiola's passionate amateurs, with their ramshackle charms, are obvious yet striking.
The chord changes of Bobbie Gentry's country-blues song "Ode to Billie Joe" are altered just enough to deny us the resolutions we expect, and the familiar tale sheds its folkloric charm and strikes deep.
For more than 40 years, space missions to the planets have been controlled from its operations rooms, yet the place is still striking for its bucolic charm.
