"It's beautiful out there," you told me, as you peered out the window, up towards the mountain. "Yes, it is. Wait till you see it from higher up." We were waiting to board a cable car that would take us to the mountain's peak. "That reminds me," I said, "I'll be right back."At first, you paid me no heed and continued admiring the views. After a while though, you looked to see where I had gone off to. You spotted me conver...