It is very important to have a friend whose instincts regarding other people you trust implicitly, even if you can't quite explain why you do so, even if it is never fully described or explained. Unshakeable judgment is a useful resource and you just hope you can keep yourself on the right side of it.
On another note, I am at work at 9:00 on the most beautiful Saturday morning we've had all year after staying out far past my bedtime last night (so late that Mark said "I can't believe you're still here!") - and I got here ahead of the person who requested I be here at this time. I even made coffee and read an article about some new architecture in Japan. All before 8:45!