it also does n't mean you do n't matter . '' `` you and al both said it . at 10:03 a.m.the president of the united states went on the air . `` hey , can we talk for a sec ? '' he was mad , he was foolish , and he was very , very brave . the sound of water dripping was louder than the screech of birds . his lips were on mine in a second . as he drove to the pediatricians office gene could not shake the thought that something must be very wrong with him . 