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<DIV><SPAN class=880581702-20122001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff
size=2>Alan, having recently had the pleasure of your company on a wonderous
hike in the Superstition Wildnerness which gave me the opportunity to admire
your mind and feel your heart, I know how important conversation is to
you. I'm smiling with you and all my 'geek' <SPAN
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color=#ff0000>J<FONT face="Comic Sans MS"> <FONT color=#0000ff>friends (some of
whom truly thrive on chaos and complexity) who have, as yet, not had the
glorious experience of OST.
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color=#ff0000><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#0000ff>Holiday Blessings
to you and all your
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<P align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Christine Whitney Sanchez,
M.C.<BR>Milagro Organizational Consulting, Inc.<BR>2717 E. Mountain Sky
Avenue<BR>Phoenix, AZ 85048-8990<BR>480.759.0262
voice<BR>480.759.0403 fax<BR><BR>"Inviting miracles in our Work!"
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Alan
Stewart<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:14 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Experience with geeks
:-) in OST forums<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">My thanks to all those who
responded, on and off line, so constructively to my request for experiences
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">with technical people in OST
settings. You have greatly expanded my perceptions of the issues and
possibilities. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">And likely too those of the
person with whom I am conversing about these matters and to whom </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">I am passing on salient
insights from your contributions. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Maybe also others on this list
benefitted also, as some lovely gems were revealed IMO.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will
take up kind offers to come back later with specific questions and for
stories. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">I feel appropriately and duly
admonished for neglecting to ‘smile’ when using the term ‘geek’ <SPAN
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style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings">J<FONT
face="Times New Roman"> i</FONT></SPAN></SPAN>n the context of this </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">correspondence. There were
valid reasons for my choosing the name, not least for a bit of fun and to
attract </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">attention! </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Also the person with whom
I am dealing has elected to call her exercise "Geek Week."
Further the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">CEO of Novell says that the
name is a badge of honor, although he doesn't often use it. (See "How to
Manage</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">your Geeks" in Fast Company)
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.fastcompany.com/online/25/geeks.html">http://www.fastcompany.com/online/25/geeks.html</A></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Whatever, I do not use it in a
judgemental way. After all, I am an OST practitioner. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>Good to converse, with love</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>Alan </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>Adelaide</FONT></FONT></P></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>