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Subject:Re: SMEs (was Education and Productivity) From:Peggy Schillinger <peggys -at- STLNET -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 25 Jun 1997 17:03:57 -0500
Melissa Hunter-Kilmer wrote:
>
> Bagels are good for actual scheduled meetings -- you can even
> bring toppings. I brought sliced apples and cheese once; that
> was good. Sliced fruit (strawberries, melon, etc.) goes over
> well.
> [SNIP]
> (Yes, this _is_ on-topic. You would not _believe_ how much more
> information we have gotten from SMEs since we started feeding
> them.)
Oh, sigh, Melissa. Don't you long for the day that SMEs will feed
*us* so that *we* will make the effort to get along with *them*!
Regards....Peggy
Peggy Schillinger peggys -at- stlnet -dot- com
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