Actually, Jane, he sat in the front row because he had a hearing problem. I once said to him, "I must have been OK today because you didn't snore", and we shared a good laugh. He was quite aware of his tendency to drift off, and no, I was never insulted - I thought it was funny. Anne Spiegel
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, Jan 15, 2011 11:34 am Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] another civility issue Anne Spiegel wrote: "I do recall some years ago at Berkshire meetings, there was one man who insisted on sitting in the front row where he frequently napped. I considered a talk a great success if I could manage to keep him awake." Anne, You shouldn't feel insulted by that gentleman nodding off during your talks. The fact that he chose to sit in the front row indicates that he was keenly interested in hearing what you had to say. Speaking from my own experience, I, too, have a hard time staying awake during lectures. It doesn't matter how interesting I find the material or the speaker. The same thing happens to me at home in the evening when I'm trying to absorb information from a nature program on television. My intentions are NOT to doze but I'm powerless to prevent it. It is possible that gentleman is like me and learns best from the written, rather than the spoken, word. Jane Hendrix Mountain View Experimental Gardens Peak 7 Area - Breckenridge, Colorad U.S.A. Elevation: 10,000 feet USDA Zone 4 Website: http://www.picturetrail.com/hendrix _______________________________________________ lpine-l mailing list [email protected] ttp://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
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