William Webster's horse Brother Time sends him a message
William Webster's appointment to the new accounting-oversight board by Harvey Pitt finally caused Pitt to be forced out. Now Webster is thinking about withdrawing according to this Wall Street Journal story (subscription required) that reports an amusing thought process on Webster's part.
Mr. Webster said he reached this conclusion over the weekend at a retreat near the Blue Ridge mountains in Virginia. He hadn't been horseback riding for a couple of weeks, he said, and his horse, Brother Time, reared and threw him. "I hit my head and when the stars stopped, I said, 'Is someone trying to tell me something?' " he recalled.
"I got back on the horse, to prove something to the horse, and to myself." During the ride, he said he thought hard about his role on the board and decided, "I don't have to prove anything to myself. I just have to do what I think is right."