<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16890" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY text=#666600 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><BIG><SPAN class=160170720-06102009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3> >> </FONT></SPAN><STRONG>Can you imagine the kinds of questions we would get from less experienced genealogists who only want to take about their own grandpa? Been there; done that.</STRONG><SPAN class=160170720-06102009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3> <STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#666600 size=4><<</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=160170720-06102009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3> </FONT></SPAN></BIG></DIV> <DIV><BIG><SPAN class=160170720-06102009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>That remark is right on target.  Rationally or not, I tend to shy away from open discussions for that very reason although they can actually be highly beneficial and interesting.  The same is true of "problem-solving."  Although it's an area that can benefit</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>any of us, it is difficult to style it as a learning experience without open dialogue.</FONT></SPAN></BIG></DIV> <DIV><BIG><SPAN class=160170720-06102009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3></FONT></SPAN></BIG> </DIV> <DIV><BIG><SPAN class=160170720-06102009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>Wanda Samek</FONT></SPAN></BIG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>