CALL ME SNAKE

I was supposed to meet with an MIT physicist earlier today to talk about string theory, which has been my preoccupation for quite some time. He cancelled, leaving me a cryptic message to the effect that he was overextended and “could not get involved in my project.” I was disappointed by his note, as well as a bit confused. But we cleared it up in a brief phone conversation. He seemed to think I was trying to get him to write a chapter in the book I’m working on. When I explained that I simply wanted to talk to him, as his research beared closely on a chapter I was writing, he was happy to comply. I could have proceeded without his assistance but am sure the work will profit from conversations with leading scholars like him.