-=> Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 10-09-07  00:21 <=-

 NB>> Expectations can be a real problem, to be sure.  And when not met, 
 NB>> one has to figure out which is faulty, the expectation or the 
 NB>> realization.

 MK> I think in our case faulty would be too strong a word.  All I know
 MK> with any  degree of certainty was that blame or fault to either or
 MK> anything would be  nearly impossible to establish let alone agree on
 MK> other than to agree that it  would be nearly impossible to find any
 MK> agreeable fault. 
 MK> Does that make any sense?  For some strange reason it makes perfect
 MK> sense to  me.  Offhand I am guessing it would to her too.

Hummm...  I was using the word faulty in the sense of not quite up to
par, rather than in the sense of assigning blame.   But what you say
does make some sense...  in a rather convoluted way, to be sure, but a
sort of sense nonetheless... :)

 NB>> I hear you...     There are times I feel a little wierd being 
 NB>> here, myself... until I remind myself that I was invited here
 NB>> personally...  ;)
 MK> I could easily guess who did the inviting.  Regardless I personally
 MK> welcome  your input if that matters any in the grand scheme of things.

Yes, and I do feel welcome here.  :)

 NB>> And, of course, hindsight almost always is clearer than fore
 NB>> or present sight... 
 MK> Betting that my older present sight certainly ain't what it used to
 MK> be.   :::sigh:::
 
You and me both...  and the others of us whose eyes are clearly aging
faster than the rest of us...  

 NB> So your theory was that the second time's the charm...??  Ah.

 MK> Right.  If you read back I believe I brought it into play when we
 MK> talked about  our respective positions wrt our siblings.  You were
 MK> first and I am second.   Also your son was first with no second,
 MK> nevermind third.  My claim was the  second has all the charm.  :-)

OH... THAT theory...  :)    I doubt that charm has much to do with
staying power, though... ;)  My son claims to be the first, second AND
third... perhaps that's why he's got all that charm (according to your
theory)??  ;)   Wrt my siblings, though, the most charming is my baby
brother... #8...

ttyl        neb

... 75% of statisticians are 90% confident 52% of the time.

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