Here’s a story about Texas: A friend of mine went to a supermarket in Austin to buy a pie. But when she got there, the pies, made by a company called Pam’s Pies, were sold out. She made inquiries. No, there were no more pies in the back room. No, there were no more deliveries that day. No, there was nothing they could do about it. They were sorry. My friend left her name anyway and went home to figure out what to do about dessert.
An hour later the phone rang.
“Hi, this is Pam,” said the cheery voice on the other end of the line. “I hear you need a pie.”
Though this may seem like a very small story about a very
