It is a rarefied world where the next meeting or event holds the promise of a thought-provoking conversation or an intellectual adventure, but I seldom feel as inspired as I felt this week.

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And for those who thought that Madden must have felt trapped on that bus for all these years, the truth -- I can promise you this -- is that rolling through the country that way is the opposite of being trapped.

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