Hi Alan,
You live in a pretty part of the world. I have friends just north of
Brighton and my very first trip to England I was too frightened to go
into London at first, so took the train to Brighton instead and spent
a few lovely days exploring the south coast.
I'm glad to have your comments. I had been worried that I'd said
something taboo when no one replied -- yes, I know there is a wee
time difference between north America and the UK and that not as many
people have computers at home there as here.
For me this brings to light another piece, that there is something
that feels shameful about this business of not being sure of oneself
in relation to research. Not just uninformed, but ashamed.
I think this may cause a lot of people to throw around terms and
concepts they don't fully understand and aren't using entirely
correctly. When some people speak it rings true and makes sense.
Not so true for everyone. I'm coming to trust my own judgement about
that, to begin suspecting the problem may not always be my lack of
knowledge but that the person speaking may not be speaking so
clearly. It is that affective connection I was talking about earlier.
BTW, I am in Albuquerque where it was bright and sunny early this
morning but is now quite blowy with a yellowish-grey sky full of
sand. Not so nice outside. The mountains are dusted with white for
the first time this year.
Thanks,
Harriet
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