<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>In a message dated 1/30/2008 5:32:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, Alan writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>What that translates to besides being very impressed, and a little humbled,</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=#0000ff>Certainly not the intent, and don't underrate your experience!</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>is that I can actually understand what you and Bob and Dave (et al) have to say,</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=#0000ff>Glad to hear that, of course....</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>but translating it into something I will (a) remember </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=#0000ff>A piano action is a closed loop with a limited number of interactions. I find that once I grind my way through something until I really understand the concept, I am actually relieved of the need to remember things, and can focus on the differences and subtleties.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>and (b) be able to use to any real advantage in my work</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=#0000ff>Whenever curiosity causes me to put effort into increasing my skill set, more challenging work somehow seems to find me. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>on the next rare occasion to use it .... well, that remains to be seen.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=#0000ff>See above. Make the occasion!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" color=#0000ff>Bob Davis</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Start the year off right. <A title="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" target="_blank">Easy ways to stay in shape</A> in the new year. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>