<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello, Mike Magness----<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>You remind me of me when I started gettin' into it here, brother. I was all touchy, and grouchy, and made powerful, unequivocal statements challenging long-held protocols by vastly distinguished, collegial and elegant list members----</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">and I got my head handed to me, in very stern yet caring ways. This list has humbled, inspired, and discomfited me; it has, with certitude, made me a better listener, a more concise and aware writer, <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">much</SPAN> less of a drama queen and, crucially,<B> so much more grateful for my colleagues, for their teaching, patience, honesty, and respect.</B> Oooohhh, I'm feeling all gushy. <g></SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Relax. You're swimming in the big pond now, with your peers and betters. Be grateful. Enjoy it.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Respect is the key. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>My best to you, and welcome.....</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>David Andersen</DIV><DIV>Malibu/Mar Vista, CA</DIV></BODY></HTML>