Overheard Starbuck

"She's very competitive. She knows better than anyone that for her to have what she has--her place on the team; her desk near the window; her space in the parking lot; her home, her husband---it was essential to beat out someone as desirous of those things as her, but not as worthy and cunning. Her gains are someone's losses. ... All her accomplishments from the petty to the impressive are her triumphs and others' failures. ... She needs to picture the losers in defeat."
---"She's a bigot then?"
"Big time--but I don't see the connection."
---"I'm guessing."
"She's a shopaholic and a 'collector'."
---"Trophies?"