Tom Robison wrote: > > >A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces > >height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and > >shouts: "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend I would meet him > >half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am." > > > >The man below says: "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering > >approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees > >N. latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees W. longitude." > > > >"You must be an engineer" says the balloonist. > > > >"I am" replies the man. "How did you know." > > > >"Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically > >correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact > >is I am still lost." > > > >The man below says "You must be a manager." > > > >"I am" replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?" > > > >"Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you are > >going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you > >expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in the exact same > >position you were in before we met, but now it is somehow my fault." > > > > Tom Robison > Ossian, Indiana > tcrobi@adamswells.com > > Never forget the importance of history. To know nothing of > what happened before you took your place on earth, > is to remain a child forever. [unknown] I liked it better when you stuck to genealogy!