Maria was so excited, she called Mindy immediately, putting the call on speaker phone, it gave the two of us a chance to catch up, she quickly accepte...d the invitation for all of us to get together. I had secretly had a ‘thing’ for Mindy, but I knew she was into females, so I never pressed the issue, but now everything had changed, I was independently wealthy now, compared to who I was when we first meant, in my opinion, I was better looking now than I had been then. Needless to say, I was more. " Yes?"No eagerness, only — what? — fear?"Nothing bad, I assure you. It's just that you made my evening, yesterday. Of the thirty-three assays I had to endure, yours was a diamond in a pile of gravel. Excellent writing, my dear, and outstanding research. The little thing at the end, about the fraud affair, was just the cherry on top. Now for my proposition: I have been invited to write a piece for the Annual Reviews in Microbiology. You know what an Impact Factor is?"The answer came promptly.. ."If you removed the flaps, Kasumi added mentally."Oh! And have you found a cure for Ranma's problem?" She asked as itcrossed her mind."Why, yes! I have!" He exclaimed triumphantly and showed it to her inall its glory after tearing his trousers away."Oh my!" Kasumi blushed furiously and covered her mouth with her handin surprise.He had his hands set on his hips and his gaze raised to meet one of thelight fixtures on the ceiling."I am one with the capability to cure him!" He stated. . ." Willie Nelson's trademark song. It describes my professional life - ever on the road. That brings me to my latest interesting encounter.I had dinner at a new Mexican restaurant this evening. I dined alone, as is most common. While 1/2 way through my meal, a strikingly attractive woman entered the restaurant and was seated at a table next to me. As she passed, we made eye contact and smiled. I suggested she order what I had, as it was delicious. She smiled again and said, "Perhaps I will!"I.