http://annarborchronicle.com/2008/10/29/conversations-get-creative-at-alliance-event/ it's like being there Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:55:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://annarborchronicle.com/2008/10/29/conversations-get-creative-at-alliance-event/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Susan Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:19:13 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=6749#comment-741 My mother, a veteran political activist, taught me the 'right side name tag' trick as well. Her rationale...when she knew she knew a person but couldn't reach into the memory banks for the name, she could subtlely glance at one on the right, while a 'lefty' required looking away, thus admitting to a potential voter that you'd forgotten them. I've found that implementing it for myself helps to retain the self dillusion that I'm unforgettable. My mother, a veteran political activist, taught me the ‘right side name tag’ trick as well. Her rationale…when she knew she knew a person but couldn’t reach into the memory banks for the name, she could subtlely glance at one on the right, while a ‘lefty’ required looking away, thus admitting to a potential voter that you’d forgotten them. I’ve found that implementing it for myself helps to retain the self dillusion that I’m unforgettable.

]]> http://annarborchronicle.com/2008/10/29/conversations-get-creative-at-alliance-event/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Aubrey Martinson Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:47:27 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=6749#comment-736 No, unfortunately, I wasn't imbibing! I am a beer enthusiast (thanks to my home brewing husband). I'm still a nursing mother, in addition to the director of a busy arts center. My 10 month old daughter was in the audience, with my husband, both of them making lots of new friends (most of them college girls, I think)! It was wonderful to be a part of this panel, and I thank Tamara, Angela, and everyone at the Arts Alliance, the Corner Brewery, and Americans for the Arts for making this possible. No, unfortunately, I wasn’t imbibing! I am a beer enthusiast (thanks to my home brewing husband). I’m still a nursing mother, in addition to the director of a busy arts center. My 10 month old daughter was in the audience, with my husband, both of them making lots of new friends (most of them college girls, I think)! It was wonderful to be a part of this panel, and I thank Tamara, Angela, and everyone at the Arts Alliance, the Corner Brewery, and Americans for the Arts for making this possible.

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