We were surprised that their timing abilities were so good and that they managed to cope so efficiently with as many as eight different flowers.

I'm not surprised. He's so smart. He plays with his head. What really impressed me was how he managed to take the power of the younger guys so well.

I do believe we are good enough to cope with him.

The accounting charges seem to be mostly timing -- instead of earning in one period they have to state them in another period.

As usual, my timing is bizarrely good.

We can't be as good as we'd want to, so the question then becomes, how do we cope with our own badness?