When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.
I wish HP nothing but the best. I think HP is an icon. Those of us who had their careers in the Valley think of Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett as role models. We would love to be half as good as they were.
Making the best of things is... a damn poor way of dealing with them. My whole life has been a series of escapes from that quicksand.