The Curse of Gab (was: [CAUT] I am a genius)

[John Ross]

I Have found that as I get older, it is me that is keeping them, away, from 
what they are doing, by talking, after, I finish tuning. :-)
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Kline" <skline@peak.org>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:32 AM
Subject: Re: The Curse of Gab (was: [CAUT] I am a genius)


> At 07:26 PM 8/15/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>>Oh gosh, I can't resist jumping in here. I have often noticed how lonely 
>>people seem to be, particularly when I have been in their home for 1-2 
>>hours. They seem to ened someone to talk to. So, if I possibly can, I 
>>listen. But I agree, one must set one's boundaries and stick to them. It's 
>>part of my life's mission, I guess, quite apart from my professional 
>>mission, to be kind when I can...
>
> Hi, Mary
>
> I've thought that as I get older, I will be less worried over my 
> "boundaries" and how many jobs I can get through, and just allow myself to 
> blow off some time chatting with my customers, some of whom are very 
> interesting people, especially the older ones. Well, I do that already, 
> only now I sometimes feel guilty about the "wasted time", though I feel 
> less guilty with every passing year.
>
> At some point, I think it gets reasonable to ask what we're saving all 
> this time FOR?
>
> Susan
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