One final bit of advice. The next time a senior administrator of the CIA tells you she has a national-security crisis Leave the bullshit in Cambridge.
I've learned never to close my mind to an idea simply because it seems miraculous.
Act first, explain later.
Don't spend...but mend yourself.
I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.
Wide acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.