"The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures,

Sent from a distant friendly party.

But they say nothing.

And if we do not use the gifts they bring,

They carry them as silently away."

From 'Journals' by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Like the Emerson poem, I reason that if you don't ask a question when opportunity knocks, then it's time-a-wastin' !

WELCOME TO "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"

This part is for the quick ‘look-see’, then go to the ARTICLES section for more info... OK?

This section is made up of questions asked by my students, conversations with friends - and when I think about it - strangers too, chats that I’ve had in all sorts of places … sitting in waiting rooms etc ...