In a message dated 12/12/2003 10:28:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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I forget if you mentioned when you first told us of your schoolhouse purchase what the basic construction of the building is--is it all old wood frame with plaster walls and ceilings or the newer concrete/tile block institutional style? Will you be appearing on HGTV's "Extreme Homes?"
...seemed nice enough, kind of unassuming. He heard me give a talk on old buildings. Said to me "you should really be on television". I get this type of remark with some frequency, and uniformly disregard it (Also "you should write a book" is another remark sure to point you to near-instant poverty). He said it again. Trying the change the subject, I asked him what type of work he did. He said something about running some kind of network, I guessed some kind of email intranet for some small company. I'm always trying to improve my poor knowledge of some things and I pressed him what kind of network. He said, "Well, first Sony, then CBS, then PAX."
Sign me, Coming Soon To A Boob Tube Near You