You Are What You Keep

At last, someone who knows--and tolerates--the real me!! I keep things for two reasons:
first, when my parents bought a home when I was 15, I had lived in 15 places because my parents went from one school to another. I left my nurse at age 4, nt doll at age 7, left my dog stubby at age 8, my piano at age 11, and my mother was given to giving my things away to other children (my complete Classic Comics) a cousin (my WWII militaria), my
books because somebody came along asking for books. By golly, when I had my home, my home was my library, my tools and gadgets, my records and tapes, and my
ART on every wall. I never discussed this with a therapist, but just had to suck it up and go on until I was old enough to have MY STUFF!!

You mean all these years that I kept my wife she's really me, so Now I finally understands my wife, the depths of my appreciation to you.

Excuse me, folks. This is a book review - insightful and entertaining - on a topic of endless interest to many: teasing out clues to our own and others personality traits. Good job, as always, Jennie.
Thanks. ...gail

Excuse me folks. This is a book review--informative and entertaining--on a topic of endless interest to many: trying to figure each other out. Good job, Jennie. Thanks.
...gail

Jennie, thanks for the slam against Olivia. That was really nice. Turned me off from your story immediately.

Indeed. Never have I seen so many otherwise intelligent educated people flock to a candidate with a knack for speaking who promises so little. Gosh! It's like being the only adult at a Beatles concert! Not that we should turn this thoughtful piece into a referendum discussion on the election. :-)

"nonverbal cues to the rest of the world as to who we are and what we value" - Is Obama's 20 years of experience in praying under Wright a nonverbal cue to the world as to who he is and what he values? Is McCain's 5 years of experience as a POW in North Vietnam a nonverbal cue to the nation as to who he is and what he values? Nonverbal cues are more telling than verbal slogans.