For ten minutes or so, we talked, the conversation approaching a level of intensity that was distracting in the quiet office. I mean, this was important. I had finally worked up the courage to ask if I could move the pretty purple orchid from the uninhabited desk on which it sat to the corner where I worked. Such a move required approval, and approval was contingent on the qualifications of my space–what I could bring to the orchid in its new position. Orchids are tricky, you know. They need sunlight, but also need to be kept cool. They need to […]