On or about 09-06-09 18:42, Ardith Hinton allegedly uttered "Physio...
 2A." to
James Bradley:

 JB>  [re deep breathing]
 JB>  Us drummers know nothing about that, except how good
 JB>  the French horn cuties look doin' it. 

 AH>             Sheesh.  :-))

 I did read an article, where the drummer tried to sympathize his breath to
coincide with brass' or woodwinds' in a big-band setting. (Proper apostrophes?)
I never practiced it much - besides using it as an excuse to oggle over the
French horn cuties. 


 JB>  (Remember: Proximity to the percussion section weighs
 JB>  heavily on our sight line.)

 AH>             Lucky you!  Clarinet players are often seated
 AH> directly in front of trumpet or alto sax players who get
 AH> their kicks by playing fortissimo....  ;-)

"At bar xxx, you can *not* hit that tympani hard enough at the triple
forte,"
was emphasized and repeated. Try being in the tuba section for that piece! I
put my mallet through a batter on one practice. I guess I executed his orders
to a tee that day.


 AH>  Sometimes people on the verge of change kick & scream
 AH>  quite vigorously about it....  :-))

"Change" can be exchanged with "success" too often. 


 JB>  (Rocking the boat? |-)

 AH>             Probably.  I'd expect nothing less from you... [chuckle].


Ah!!! I've become predictable! 

...
 JB>  wanted the comfort in communal ignorance.

 AH>             Uh-huh.  I think that's very common....  :-)

 JB>  "Head in the sand" seems to work for some though, just
 JB>   don't expect me to explain it.


 AH>             It's a form of denial.  When they're ready
 AH> they'll progress to the next stage.  All of us have to
 AH> learn our lessons on our own timetable....  :-)

... Or not progress.  

Speaking of which, I have been struggling through a Physics Made Simple-like
text. It's meant to breeze through mathematics, and encapsulate high-school
physics, calculus, algebra, and the rest. I shouldn't say I have struggled much
so far, but for the last seven days or so, even the bathroom
"library" has had
me fogging over. (No quips about air quality, please. B*) <- That's my "gas
mask" smilie> More accurately, I might say I struggle with my expanding
timetable dictate.

[...]
 AH> think if they admit to knowing *anything* you'll want to
 AH> stretch them beyond their comfort zone.  :-)

Who, *me???* 


[...]
 JB>  flying, I had to stop her with, "Too much information."


 AH>             I'm glad you can acknowledge that & communicate it to other
 AH> folks. Even for an experienced teacher it's not always easy
 AH> to hit the right level... and doctors often seem to forget
 AH> or don't know how to change mental gears when they're required to
 AH> explain various things to those of us who have not been to medical

When the "glass is overflowing" is one thing, but when
"There's a hole in the
bucket, dear Liza." 


 AH> He was quite taken aback at first, but he learned to speak
 AH> to us in plain English....  :-))

Latin is understood by you though, so it could be used to shortcut your
conversations. For the rest of us "unwashed masses", we *need*
the explanation
in "simple" English. 

... James
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