<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Paul,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Funny - I took your signature phrase to imply an approach the exact opposite of any sort of arrogance. I think you're wise to put it in lower case, though, and the fact that it came from a fortune cookie is quite remarkable (usually those sayings are so banal and self-evident or meaningless) and worth adding.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Only one thing I would hope for is that you could figure out how to make your posts come onto my screen in larger font size - it's really tiny and I have to hit my + key to enlarge it...I'm never sure what causes that, and if it's just my machine or everyone's that reads it that way. Or maybe it's Mac/Windows thing, or browser issues?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Regards,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Allen Wright</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On 21 Feb 2007, at 09:04, PAULREVENKOJONES wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">Ric (and others):</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">Thanks for your kind words. In truth (not an opinion), I have taken this saying as one of those found objects that we all come across at times and consider it to be oddly profound, so decided to create the "signature" in order to remind myself as I was writing on this list that I am dealing with some very smart and tough-minded people; that (my) opinion can indeed blinker me to the truth and that I had better watch my step: I don't have to have an opinion about everything. Or anything for that matter. It is is, actually, a difficult little saying to get one's brain around, so it can be disturbing if one doesn't wish to investigate self-reflexive conundrums (conundra?). Looking at it closely, I don't think there is any "attitude" expressed. It makes my mind wobble (more than it usually does) and I like that. I've revised the format so that it perhaps won't be as obtrusive.</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">Paul </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV id="aol_mail_signature"><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><STRONG style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; ">"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</SPAN></STRONG></DIV></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">In a message dated 02/21/07 01:32:46 Central Standard Time, <A href="mailto:ricbrek@broadpark.no">ricbrek@broadpark.no</A> writes:</SPAN></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">I've read several objections to Pauls little logo thingy... and </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">personally I disagree entirely. The actual meaning the words have are </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">something I agree with to begin with, and something just about everyone </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">on the face of the planet would benefit from remembering from time to time. </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">Lots of folks on this list attach something or another as part of their </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">signature. Dean signs his post with "blessings"... which I suppose </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">would bother some non religious types. Conrad has his little daily </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">dailys.... and others. </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">Perhaps the capital letters here bother some since its the same all the </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">time. In anycase.... big deal. As with all other such signatures... I </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">see them a few times, understand the fellow/gal has something (usually </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">good in meaning) on their mind and let it be. Jumping to the conclusion </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">that the person has an attitude problem seems to me in anycase..... </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">presumptuous at b! est. I see nothing in Pauls posts about various issues </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">discussed that would support that conclusion. Quite the opposite... he </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">strikes me as openminded, curious, and quite polite. </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">Cheers </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">RicB </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> I love a superior attitude......................as long as it's a </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> humble </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> one. </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> Dale </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> IFYOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH, STOP HAVING OPINIONS! </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> Please drop the attitude. </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> -- </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> Regards, </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> Jon Page </SPAN><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><BR style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; "> </SPAN></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>Allen Wright</DIV><DIV>6 Clay Court, 219 Long Lane</DIV><DIV>London SE1 4PB</DIV><DIV>United Kingdom</DIV><DIV>020 7378 8265 </DIV><DIV>0780-688-1325 (mobile)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>