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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Gang,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>My standard bio is below. Been a member of the RO
for a little over two years. I am not new to the <i>Odyssey</i> but I am
really, really looking forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts and
expanding my understanding of a book that is very important to me. Andre:
can you forward me the dial in info? I don’t seem to have it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Cheers,<br>
Tim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Tim Albright is a nine year
veteran of Cisco Systems with expertise in product and partner development, and
Web 2.0 technologies. He currently owns the strategy and growth of
Cisco’s largest online support community, the Network Professionals
Connection. His business focus is listening to customers and driving
their feedback into the corporate model.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Tim’s business career
began in the food and wine industry and he maintains a passion for both.
His academic path began in the Classics and English Literature. His
graduate work, led by the late Linda Schele, focused on the art, linguistics,
and culture of Mesoamerica, including the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphics
and Mixtec painted manuscripts. He spent several years as a working
ethnographer in southern Mexico and Guatemala. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>To this day, Tim’s
ethnographic experience propels his interest in listening and learning, while
studying art, literature, and history make work worth the effort. He
currently lives in Austin, Texas with his talented and lovely wife, Julie, and
two odd but infinitely fascinating cats named Boo and Sweet Pea (among other
names). The Albright clan is currently planning a move to an island
that really matters: Manhattan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>..................................................................................................<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>Tim
Albright</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#0D0D0D'> | </span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Manager, Cisco Support
Communities</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#404040'> |</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
"Cambria","serif";color:#0D0D0D'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#404040'>+1.512.632.1810 (gmt -6)</span><b><span
style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org
[mailto:homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Josh
Kirschner<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 05, 2009 8:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Homer2009-1] Brief Intros<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I’m Josh Kirschner and have been a member of the reading
groups for the last couple of years. Went through Herodotus and
Thucydides, and very much looking forward to Homer. This is my first time
reading the Odyssey, so I know I’m in for a treat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I live in New York City and have three kids, aged 8, 5, and 14
months. In my free time, I run Techlicious.com, a consumer electronics site
targeted to non-techies that provides information and advice on buying and
using technology. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Josh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org
[mailto:homer2009-1-bounces@readingodyssey.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andre
Stipanovic<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> homer2009-1@readingodyssey.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Homer2009-1] Brief Intros<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>One more
thing,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We may
not be using our time well if we introduce ourselves individually at the
beginning of our next conference call. In exchange, I wouldn't mind
opening our discussion by saying a few words about each participant just to
keep things moving.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you
would like me to quickly say a few words about you during our opening remarks,
would you please send me a few sentences concerning your interests as they may
relate to this reading group? Why are you drawn to read Homer in your
spare time? That way we can get to know each other a bit better as we
interact on the conference call.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Example:
Andre Stipanovic</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I am a
Latin teacher who teaches Greek on the side. I moderate groups like this
for Reading Odyssey, especially the Greek and Roman classics which I love.
I also lead adult discussion groups that focus on topics from the New
Testament. After studying copious amounts of European literature, I have
found my preferred area of reading in the ancients.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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