The legacy of the beats is still very much with us.

We don't make history. We document it. It's not up to us to suppress it.

He's still with us, but he's hoping that it works out for him to have one of these other offers.

That was the day the bomb went off.

Thank God for poverty
That makes and keeps us free,
That lets us go our unobtrusive way,
Glad of the sun and rain,
Upright, serene, humane,
Contented with the fortune of a day.

They rely on us to adhere to tight schedules and bring together goods from different countries for them to a precise location at a precise time.