<DIV>Oh gosh, I can't resist jumping in here. I have often noticed how lonely people seem to be, particularly when I have been in their home for 1-2 hours. They seem to ened someone to talk to. So, if I possibly can, I listen. But I agree, one must set one's boundaries and stick to them. It's part of my life's mission, I guess, quite apart from my professional mission, to be kind when I can... Barbara Richmond <piano57@insightbb.com> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Good point, Les. And yes, people are our business. As Marley's ghost said to Scrooge, "Business! Mankind was my business!". I believe that people who go about life thinking that mankind is their business are probably successful, because they are honest, and treat people well. But there are times to draw the line, keep boundaries, or whatever. There's nothing wrong with kindness and moments (however long you like) of conversation. But really, some folks just don't know when to quit! Barbara Richmond, RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leslie Bartlett" <L-BARTLETT@SBCGLOBAL.NET> To: "College and University Technicians" <CAUT@PTG.ORG> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:58 PM Subject: RE: The Curse of Gab (was: [CAUT] I am a genius) > Is it possible in the grand scheme of things that part of the uniqueness > of > our work is the opportunity to unobtrusively be available at "moments" no > one else might have with these folks, and we can be "messengers from > another > world" in some ways we might not even expect? > les bartlett > _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> Mary Cushing Smith, RPT Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal Please note my new email: MaryPianoSmith@yahoo.com phone: 512-462-0212 cell: 512-940-6146__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com