<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>List:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I thought the convention was awesome--except for = freezing in the hotel. How you can to bed with cold feet when it's 100 degrees outside?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I joined PTG at the Chicago convention in 1964 so = I'm proud to have received my 35 year pin. Even today I still feel like a "kid in a = candy store" at one of these events. Good people float to the top and come = forward to conduct these classes. There were about 40 classes and only about 14 = time periods. So you go home wondering about all the classes you = missed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>On home turf one might gradually come to believe you = are "hot stuff", only to be humbled at the convention. There are a good number in = this work who could described as brilliant. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>One day at lunch I met three fellows who were taking = PTG exams for membership. I gave them all the encouragement I could. There's no = better place on the planet to prepare for membership.</FONT><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sy Zabrocki--RPT</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>