And it gets worse with age, I assure you.  I avoid lectures and concerts 
where I would have to sit still for more than 20 minutes, as I'm afraid -- 
no, I'm certain -- that I would doze off.  It's no fun.

Jim Shields

At 04:34 PM 1/15/2011 +0000, you wrote:
>
>
>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>http://www.picturetrail.com/hendrix
>
>
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