An interesting thread. Here¹s my take on it. The theory here for me is that interests/matter and outcomes are interest/value-expressive. ³Bob² is intended as a useful cartoon of one of a set of significant constellations of interests being considered. ³Bob² interprets existing situations through ³his² own valuing repertoire. We attempt to infer his preferences, intentions, actions, choices and expressions from this ³personality² because we (believe, expect, theorize) that there is a strong interest/expression gestalt. It may be easier to see through ³Bob¹s² interest pattern than our own because as the saying goes, ³We do not see the lens through which we look.² Jerry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Diethelm Architect - Landscape Architect Planning & Urban Design Consultant Prof. Emeritus of Landscape Architecture and Public Service 2652 Agate St., Eugene, OR 97403 € e-mail: [log in to unmask] € web: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~diethelm € 541-686-0585 home/work 541-346-1441 UO € 541-206-2947 work/cell