Hi again, James!  This is a continuation of my previous message:

JB>  In the business world, I found those who seemed to
JB>  enjoy belittling others tend to stagnate in their
JB>  careers. Those who tend to high-falute, usually
JB>  shoot them self in the foot. My position was usually
JB>  to stand aside, and let them get their just deserve.


           Makes sense to me....  :-)



JB>  Why you always ask the tough questions...


           That's my preferred learning style.  I'm not a good memorizer,
and I find it difficult to fit my own answers into little boxes... so I
like the kind of question which has a number of possible answers, some
better than others.  I think you can relate because you seem to be
interested in music which gives the performer(s) an opportunity to
experiment with various interpretations....  ;-)



JB>  Do I have a case of the "Should-a/Could-a/Would-a"?
JB>  You bet! Now that I am here, all I can do is go
JB>  forward with what I have. I often tell people who
JB>  deserve a little more conversation than a tele-
JB>  marketer, "Doin' what I can with what I've got."
JB>  What else *can* you do?


           Uh-huh.  I think most people are struggling toward the light, in
one way or another.  If you can express such doubts I can see you're human
& you're not afraid to admit it.  That gives me the freedom to be human
as well....  :-)



JB>  (I know, the grammer needs some work. )


           Since you asked, I would say it's usually appropriate to the
context from what I've seen so far.  Your spelling of the word
"grammar" needs a bit of work.  If you're worried about details
like that, however, you probably haven't noticed the stuff I cringe over
after *my* messages have scanned out....  :-)))



JB>  Mom was a teacher too, so as long as you don't take
JB>  your work home with you, we should get along fine. <-;


           And as long as you don't confuse me with your mother (or your
sister or your ex-wife or Miss Grinch in grade three, as many people do) I
think we'll probably get along fine!  I bring some insights I've gained
from working in the classroom to what I say here.  But I'm temperamentally
disinclined to "correct" everything, and I learned long ago that
it's not necessary anyway... [chuckle].



JB>  At times, I realize mom gave me the best education on
JB>  the planet, and other times, I just wished she'd take
JB>  the psycho-babble back to where she learned it.


           Ah... you recognize that there may be both good *and* bad in
people, as well as in relationships!  It's a common theme in literature.  I
often tried
... with limited success... to get the idea across to my students.  Even
adults have difficulty with it.  Now, if only I'd had more students like
you....  :-))



JB>  Sure, it wasn't the Cleavers' house I grew up in, but
JB>  it was FAR from the worst situation.


           Yes, I think my parents did the best they could with the
knowledge & resources available to them.  I may grumble from time to
time... but I wouldn't trade my parents for any of the others I saw around
me when I was a child.  :-)



JB>  It's just like them to be full of their own notions
JB>  though. I guess that can be true for most of us.

AH>  Probably....  :-)

JB>  Go with what you know! 


           With the proviso that knowledge is expandable, yes....  ;-)




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