It's different seeing your own hitters. You'd rather see different hitters, but you have to ... be as sharp as you can be. If they need you, it will be a clutch situation.

With him we do joke around about it to try and pick him up. It gets your mind off of it so you'll be ready the next day, and I think it helps him out.

It's the proverbial leak in the dike. Does that (Japan trip) make it more likely? Yes.

Cerner has significant growth opportunities. We believe there is leverage with HNA Millennium and in our business model that can grow both our top-line and earnings during 2000 and through the foreseeable part of this decade.

Hell will freeze over before this CEO implements another employee benefit in this culture.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.