That's them, alright!
I met them for the second time last month, at Kalamazoo.
What strikes me about both Fred and Teresa, is how they both make you feel that they have known you for a hundred, no make that just two years. I say that because they are polite, and Lord knows that we are not polite enough to folks we have known for a long time.
When Mr. Fred makes time for you, well, he is making time for YOU. You have his full attention, which is a rare thing in this attention deficited world. It makes me stumble, feeling unworthy, and not wanting to waste it. I think that if he were coaching me, that he would be coaching ME, not just stuffing my shooting into a formula.
And Teresa!
What a wonderful woman. She is a great talker, sharing all of her experiences that might be helpful regarding what she has gleaned as being important to you. I sometimes fall silent, conversation does not come easily to me once I have gone through the preliminaries. Teresa has the knack of engaging you, learning where you are coming from and drawing you into discourse. Be considerate, as she may forget what mission she was on before she got sidetracked with you.
Yes, they are good people, and what surprises me and makes me rethink myself is that they hold themselves to old-school standards of civility in their conduct with all who come their way. Definitely a tough model to live up to, but one that I think my little circle would benefit from by my emulating.
Killdeer
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