"I handed him my list and as we exited his office he passed it on to his new secretary and asked her to see to it.We took the elevator up to the first...floor and walked out thru the metal detectors. A couple of the security guards recognized me and had their hands resting on the butts of their guns. I smiled at them.We left the building and got into a waiting SUV."Good morning Mr. Jones." I said to the driver."Good morning, sir. No trouble with security at the ranch, I trust?" None so far. I. .. and take without forgetting.)One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, ‘I cannot accept money from you; I’m doing community service this week. The florist was pleased and left the shop.When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.Later, a cop came in for a haircut, and when he tried to pay his bill, the barber again replied, ‘I cannot. He put his dishes in the machine then went to shower and get dressed. Mrs Bennet answered the doorbell before it stopped ringing. Todd smiled when she opened the door. 'come in Todd.' She said and moved aside to let him pass, 'I believe you wanted to see me, Mrs Bennet!' He asked. 'Rose, I've already told you to call me Rose and yes I did want to see you.' Rose looked different today, no longer the mousy looking housewife... she looked radiant, she had makeup on, and she was dressed, younger. A lot of us know each other anyway, from other joint projects. Everyone’s passing the hat to raise your airfare and arguing about who’s sofa you’re going to stay on.” He’d known that they were there. There were always message-boards. But they were just talk—he never bothered to read them. That was Lester’s job. He wanted to make stuff, not chatter. “Jesus, when the hell was someone going to tell me?” “Your guy in Boston, we’ve been talking to him. He said not to bug you, that you were busy.