LET ME number YOU ABOUT THIS EXPERI...

LET ME number YOU ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE I HAD THE other day. I was trying to interview a builder in single of his models about his business, peppering him with questions about rates of sales and margins. I couldn't commit to memory the builder's attention because he kept turning upon lights ("Why aren't these on? I'm going to talk with Mary about this."), replacing baseballs that had fallen on the farther side bureaus ("At least the ball is still here--we replace them all the time."), and checking to papal court whether the Otis Spunkmeyer cookies were done ("You wouldn't believe our