Glen writes: "That interaction successfully grabbed his attention."
My observation is that it is not necessarily helpful to others' concentration to interrupt them and to try to control the conversation. I don't see doctors as any different from any other specialist, in spite of the fact they try to raise themselves above others through authoritarian signals like wearing lab coats and having nurses on a humiliatingly-short leash. As a result, people have too high of expectations of them, and thus malpractice insurance contributes to the high cost of medical care. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
