<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Last night I saw a very helpful article by <b>Thomas Friedman of the New York Times</b> that had Steve Jobs in the title and body of the opinion piece ....<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/opinion/24friedman.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/opinion/24friedman.html</a><br><div><br></div><div>... mentioning how Steve Jobs' leadership and entrepreneurial spirit is at the heart of what American can do with a generation of young thinkers.<div><br></div><div>That was my reason for posting it .... and I'm going to stick with my intended message to everyone. How it got political ... I don't know.</div><div><br></div><div>It is so discouraging to me to see this public list misused for "flaming" each other.</div><div><br></div><div>Subscribers could have privately notified me of their concerns ... and they should. That is why REPLY ALL is not recommended when you have a comment that might not be helpful ... but more of an opinion.</div><div><br></div><div>People subscribe and unsubscribe for many reasons .... and I like to get feedback on why so I can better maintain the list.</div><div><br></div><div>At my discretion, I do carry on conversations with people privately that are very helpful and provide needed insight.</div><div><br></div><div>===========</div><div><br></div><div>The listserve is back online again and I wish everyone a good day.</div><div><br></div><div>Dave Sevick</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>