I wrote: <snip-snip> > ...Another was that 'absolute certainty' about most > things/issues > -- and my conviction that I wouldn't be changing my > mind just because of experience* (oh, was I wrong! > :P > ). The world seemed to be much more black-and-white > to me then, while now I discern multiple shadings of > gray. It is a much tougher world-view, because I > see > various facets of issues, and cannot easily dismiss > others' opinions without at least trying to > understand them...
Whoof. That came across as 'way more arrogant than I meant - I was truly thinking of _myself_ as a college frosh or soph, not any of the 'younger folks' on the List. Lordy, I was close to insufferable at times, I daresay... Debbi who, with a similarly-experienced friend, hoots periodically over our reminiscences of our teenage sturm-und-drang (think Luke Skywalker: "But Uncle Owen, I wan-ned to go to Tashi Station..." <whine! whine! whine!>) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
