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Hi, folks,
  Well, I am a little late with this survey but have just got back after a
month away and am wading through the hundreds of waiting e-mails.....

 --- Breffni Whelan

>Okay, here we go.....
>--------------------------------
>This time we'll focus on personality-related questions.  I've observed some
>interesting patterns as I chat with and visit homes of indexing colleagues.
> I think you will be surprised by some of these answers.
>
> . If you collect anything,  what do you collect?


  Many kinds of things made of paper.  Information.   Relatives, dead or
alive - I have well over 100,000 cousins in my genealogy database.  If you
have New England ancestors we may be cousins.....

>
> . Did you ever receive musical training? If so, what instrument? Do you
>still play?

Play guitar and piano.
>
> . Do you use music while working to keep your adrenaline pumping?  If so,
>(1) what kind of music and (2) what specific artists/composers do you
>listen to (please limit yourself to three bands/artists/composers)?

Don't use music when I work - I focus better with silence.

> . Do you use music to relax?  If so, (1) what kind of music and (2) what
>specific artists/composers do you listen to (please limit yourself to three
>bands/artists/composers)?
>
When not working, like to listen to Celtic music, folk, classical -- lots of
different stuff.....

> . Which of the following most closely matches your personality and
>motivations?
      1. principled        Yes
          orderly            With concepts, yes; less so with material
objects
          perfectionistic  Hopefully only when it matters
      2. caring              Sometimes
          generous         Maybe becoming less of a tightwad
          possessive      No
      3. adaptable        Pretty much so
          ambitious        For something that really interests me....
          image-conscious   No
      4. intuitive            I'd like to think so...
          expressive       Yes and no
          self-absorbed   ?
      5. perceptive        When I can locate my glasses....
          original             How many Breffnis do you know?
          detached          ?
      6. engaging          ?
          committed        To things that are important to me
          defensive          Less so as I age
      7. enthusiastic      Sometimes
          accomplished    ?
          uninhabited       Is this the opposite of possessed?
      8. self-confident     At times
          decisive            Forthwith, if not later
          dominating        ?
      9. peaceful            Sometimes
          reassuring         Sometimes
          complacent       Not particularly



--Breffni

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