she came up , put her arm around my shoulders , and said , `` it 's okay , honey . 'call it score one for human nature . and the good news was , there were three candidates upstairs who could put that question to the test . `` next time someone talks to me like that , you attack . without my computer files , without my written notes , without the log files-there is simply no way at all i can find that comet again in time . '' they will not be successful , dog . 