“Can you show me how to use this new coffee maker, Bev? I can’t seem to wake up, and I need a fresh cup to make it through the rest of the interview.”
Bev Stohl's Stata Confusion: Kindled Spirits Tuesday, October 1, 2013 @ 9:37pm
“That’s because you’re jet lagged, Noam.”
“Never!” he said, this pronouncement causing a brief coughing fit. “I just haven’t gotten enough sleep lately.” “Right, they call that jet lag,” I said half to myself, handing him his mug and adding, “Would you like me to get you in with Dr. Kettyle today?”
He turned his back on me and shook both hands in the air, a clear ‘No!’ in Noam language, and walked back to his office, still weaving slightly, the coffee sloshing precariously toward the lip of the cup with every step.