Bob Blick wrote: >> Amazingly enough, with a little bit of luck, even this one will one day >> become an adult human being as well. > > Perhaps the adults on this list will do a little growing up, too. > > The ossified brains on the list perhaps don't remember what it was like > to be young, how ridiculous it was to hear old people say "we are old > and smart" when it looked like they were slow and pompous. I wasn't much older than SW when I joined the list. I do not remember acting like SW. > Why not put some of that old and smart to good use, and think about what > you did to succeed back when you were growing up, and share that? It's hard to do this when the newbie who you're trying to share your experience with, constantly toots his own horn, talks nonsense, and insults you and your peers. "Grown up" is a state of mind. Vitaliy -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist