Betty, >Thanks for the compliment. You are too kind Vince. I have felt very >welcomed here. I'm pleased. >first-meeting question. Now, since I'm retired, I think more about >disability rights issues than anything else in my serious-thinking hours. >I >tell them that I am retired from the government, and that I now seek >opportunities to promote disability awareness on behalf of the next >generation. That answer almost always elicits good questions. Because I >mention that my concerns are on behalf of children, they are usually even >more interested. I've had a lot of terrifically positive conversations >with >people using this strategy. -------Snip------ I've >seen this time and time again. So, I don't just use conversations with >people I meet for the "good of the cause," I want the conversation to me >mutually beneficial. I just get to do part of my career in the >conversation >-- that is promoting disability awareness. ---Snip----- Ah! I see. Your other posts painted a different picture for me. Now I understand. Thanks for clearing things up. Peace, V. ------------------------ <HTML> <a href="http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=FVV378"> Join Alladvantage today</a> <BR> <a href="http://vincemontgomery.cjb.net">Vince's website </a> <BR>updated May 2000.</HTML> ------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com