It’s not like we could expect any of them to be useful. [ He’s feeling about as burned out as his cigarette, at this point. He wants to cover more, delve into details, but this isn’t going to be some short term thing and he doubts he can contribute much right now. It’s starting to sound like they’ve covered all the parts that actually affect them. ]

If that’s where we’re at, I should start rounding up my team. The longer I take, the stupider their choices will get.