(Some bits here will be obviously fictionalized. The subject was not nuclear physics, but something else of similar importance to our present moment.) In today's job interview, I discovered the company is deeply concerned about nuclear physics and wishes to ensure they get a candidate with a sterling nuclear physics background, preferably someone who knows some of the major labs, ideally someone who's actually worked at Los Alamos National Laboratories, it's a high bar to clear but they believe in reaching for the ... I listened to them. "I have a personal friend who volunteered to vouch for me," I said. "Oh?" they wanted to know. "Whom?" "Robert Oppenheimer. He's expecting your call." Sometimes — not often, but *sometimes* — the universe gives you the chance to flex like the Incredible Hulk.