Text 105, 82 rader
Skriven 2005-05-03 12:24:17 av Ardith Hinton (1:153/7715.0)
    Kommentar till text 100 av James Bradley (1:134/77.0)
Ärende: Pluggin' Along...  2.
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Hi again, James!  This is a continuation of my previous message:

JB>  You frisky little devil, Ardith! Navigator, eh? I
JB>  don't know if I would have the scruples to do that.
JB>  I've often thought about it too. I think it would
JB>  be easier to be the pilot, than the co-pilot, but
JB>  whatever floats your boat. <"We're not worthy...
JB>  We're not worthy...">


          Well... from what you've told me about your adventures with a
bicycle, I imagine our preferred learning styles are different.  You'd enjoy
the physical challenge of a speed stage in which the objective is to find out
how quickly you can hurl a vehicle around a bend on a gravel road because you
learn primarily by doing.  I was content to take the supportive role of
interpreting maps, watching for landmarks, and calculating how many light years
are in a leap year because I learn primarily by reading & observation.  I
recognize the names of many roads I saw little of, however, because it was my
job to relay the instructions....  ;-)



JB>  "Time the avenger." - C. Hines


          Yup.  I go on being myself, knowing it will probably come into
fashion sooner or later.  I think I've gained some perspective over the
years... [grin].



JB>  I've had to reel myself back from a lot of ideas,
JB>  but I tend to relish that approach, than stifling
JB>  my creativity. Heck, there's enough people to
JB>  shoot you down. Why should I do their job too? <G>


          Makes sense to me!  I enjoy playing with ideas, and I'm generally
open to further input.  I can see where you may have problems with people who
like to wrap things up more quickly, however... I certainly do.  It's a classic
conflict in reasoning styles.  Here's an anecdote to illustrate what I mean:

          Dallas & I went to an unfamiliar store to get an estimate on
repairing an old clock my mother wanted my cousin to have.  My mother is now
deceased & my cousin lives on a sailboat with which she's exploring the
southern hemisphere at present... so she's not sure whether she wants us to
sell it or keep it for her. This clock belonged to my grandmother, who was also
her grandmother.  Like other clocks of a similar age it has the maker's name &
city painted on the dial.  I'd grown up with the clock but couldn't remember
the name of the city.  The letters are quite faded.  As I was holding various
pieces while Dallas photographed them I was able to see it more closely &
exclaimed delightedly "Oh... Barnsley!"  The store clerk bustled up to us, said
"That's a t," and bustled away again.  When I looked even more closely I saw
that it was an l with two parallel scratches just to the right.  I had
recognized the name because my mother used to write letters to a woman in
"Darton nr. Barnsley", and I found the address very amusing when I was a child.
 My grandmother came from within about a hundred miles of Barnsley. It's listed
in the various atlases I consulted at home, too... "Barnstey" isn't.

          Such details are of no consequence to the person whose mind is
already made up & who has the attention span of a goldfish, i.e. about three
seconds.  I didn't bother to argue with the clerk because I may never see her
again.  She is an extreme example... but I find such examples very educational.
 She could well be the sort of person with whom you often find yourself biting
your tongue, as I do.  I resent being "corrected" by folks who issue
pronouncements about persons, places, things & ideas without really looking at
them.  OTOH, they get irritated with me because I'm still collecting data after
they've lost interest... (sigh).



JB>  I've found the real chore is to locate friends who can call
JB>  you on your crap, and have a good laugh about it later.


          I'd like to think you've just located one... me.  :-))




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