It's the opposite of expiration, Ken, as I learned once in
Yugoslavia from a doctor who was checking me out
in Rijeka once. Applying his stethoscope to my chest
he'd command me to inhale by saying "Inspire," and
then to exhale by saying "Expire." Needless to say,
I later died laughing.
Hal
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the people who can understand it."
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On Mar 14, 2006, at 11:02 AM, Ken Wolman wrote:
> I have to make appointments to answer email that requires me to
> react at
> a level where I sound like I've thought about it.
>
> Alison, based on Adam Phillips' article, asks if inspiration is
> rubbish.
> I know it's not rubbish, but I don't know what it is.
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