Don Satz wrote: >Actually, I think that big brains are not revered at all in the current >climate, with many folks wary of smart people. Before the election, I asked my wife why people don't like John Kerry. She said it's because he's an intellectual. This is off topic, so I should probably say something about music: I feel so sad about the tsunami victims that it doesn't make sense for me to listen to "happy" music. Today I listened to Schnittke's 1st Cello Concerto, and it seemed somehow relevant. Other times when I've listened to it, I felt annoyed by the ranting and raving, but today, I was moved to tears. Mike Leghorn Evanston, Il.