<HTML>I heard a program on the radio, NPR I think, that women and men share their problems differently. Women will often share with another woman over a meal or coffee or tea or sitting in the living room. Not exclusively, but most often. Men seem more likely to open up if they are working together on some project, most often a hands on project like building something or working in a shop. I thought back to the times that my son, who will claim everything is fine in public or in the living room, would start to talk about what is really bothering him once we were sanding piano parts or taking hammers off an action stack. A couple of friends of his worked for me several summers and there were some similar times where the conversation was about personal things, not the piano we were working on. Having a shop doesn't make us a bartender or minister but, the way men are wired, it does give us an opportunity to relate on a deeper level with people who need a friend or with people who can be a friend to us. Piano technology as therapy.... who knew? John Stroup</HTML>