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> "Tom Sherman" <
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> > skip wrote:
> >
> > > The Mississippi River goes from the top of the U.S. to the bottom so
> that
> > > would be a big area to pick from....
> >
> > I thought that we learned in elementary school geography that north does not equate to top and
> > south does not equate to bottom.
>
> Around here we say top to bottom, end to end - and stuff like that. I know you prefer longitudes
> and latitudes and that's ok too, even if no one else cares.
Yes, but Mr. Sherman cares! That is why he is such a funny fellow. I sometimes wonder if it is
endemic to the technical, scientific and engineering types in this world to be constantly concerned
about such trivialities. I suppose someone has to concern themselves about such things, but thank
God the rest of us can get on with our lives taking the broad view of things.
I have never been able to take account of minutiae. Admittedly, minutiae sometimes comes back to
trip me up, but still and all, I would not want to be focused on anything other than the big
picture. I will take the dilettante view every time to that of the specialist and the expert.
Ed Dolan - Minnesota