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Originally Posted by Sparklehorse
.... I get that Not Bob doesn't want to say that he spends all of his free time drinking himself into oblivion in front of the television ....
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Well, I might prefer "spends all of his free time drinking himself into a moderate buzz in front of the television" to "into oblivion," but thank you for your understanding.
But, my point -- and I am being somewhat serious, I assure you -- is that there are certain codes to be used in a conversation between a service provider and a client or prospect. And I was unprepared to give an answer that is in accordance with that code.
Yes, it is true that I have interests other than ogling pay-cable actresses and funky-haired bartenders. But, to a certain extent, Flower is right that I don't think that I have actual interests/hobbies that I find as satisfying as I should. I do wrestle with that, and my last shrink suggested that I go trekking in the Himalayas to figure life out. Sadly, she didn't offer to fund said trek, so.
Ahem. Back to the code. Everyone will mainly agree that I am mostly correct when I say that "reading" and "ogling chicks who are Not TriDelts" (NTTAWWT -- I have fond memories of "ogling chicks who [were] TriDelts," but you get the idea) are not code hobbies. For a (sadly) large percentage of prospects/clients in my line of practice, it is not good for building a book to be Not Babbittish. (I exaggerate, but only slightly.) So in my most recent meeting, I went with golf and Eisenhower Republicanism. Seem to go ok.
Carry on.
ETA: David Boies is interesting on his own time.
