Re: [tied] Re: horses

From: Gerry Reinhart-Waller
Message: 4210
Date: 2000-10-10

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From: <kirk@...>
To: <cybalist@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 6:39 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: horses


> --- In cybalist@egroups.com, "Gerry Reinhart-Waller" <waluk@...>
> wrote:
> > YIKES!
> > This Marsha Levine is a research associate in the Department of
> Archaeology > at Cambridge! [...]
> > I would have been intimidated by her lofty title. Ah well, looks
> like I've > bitten off more than I can chew.
>
> Gerry... You're welcome. But don't be intimidated by titles. Anyone
> can be wrong, even senior academics can disagree. Think of Renfrew.
>
> Besides, Research Associate is not a particularly lofty title, even
> at
> a good school. Soft money, probably.
>
> Bob Kirk

Thanks Bob, but when you're a lowly independent scholar, titles tend to
intimidate especially a grand old school like Cambridge. And about Sir
Colin, who dares disagree with him -- I thought he was some kind of god :-)
Your words are very kind. Thank you.

Gerry