He pours himself a cup and relishes the flavor. "Boy, I sure could have used this earlier," he thinks.

At his favorite eatery, The Deli, he finds a seat in the back. After ordering ham and cheese on rye (everyone at the office thinks the breads here are the best) he grabs the local sports section of his paper and waits.

He notices that his high school team is about to start a new season. The local school board did some redistricting a couple of years ago and his team hasn't been able to get on a winning streak since. His old coach is quoted, "Without the big men in front, we can't run the ball like we used to on the power plays. So, this year we're changing our strategy, we'll be running more option plays and throwing the ball more. We're going to challenge our competition in their end zones."

To Joe, it was just another way of saying that they're going to have another losing season. In front of him is, by all accounts, a huge ham and cheese sandwich with just the right amount of mustard to tang each bite. To say it's delicious would be an insult. Joe digs in and savors every bite, a thing of beauty shouldn't be rushed.

Twenty minutes after lunch Joe is in the lobby of Carroll's Food and Beverage Wholesalers with fifteen minutes to spare. As he walks up to the receptionist, he smiles and pleasantly asks for Kelsey Opportern. The receptionist asks if he's from Acme Then she informs Joe that Ms. Opportern is expecting him and would he like to have a seat.

Joe thanks her and walks toward the trophy case passing all of Carroll's Food and Beverage Warehouse's company information, which includes a brief history, the latest annual report, directory and catalogs. Joe looks for some names on the trophies for anyone he may know. "You never know maybe there's a contact in there somewhere," he thinks.