"the gravitas to be able to extract information from others and then recommend proposed improvements with conviction and authority"
Hell, I'm good at that!
... what's 'gravitas' anyway?
Lost in the "In-Between", a Midwestern Anglo-Saxon descendent searches for commonality and a sense of place in this post-modern, post-politically-correct, post-American dream, post-EVERYTHING Brave New World of a high-tech surveillance police state polarizing the ignorant masses into hypnotic apathy or zealous outrage as lobbyists and politicians trade away the remnant freedoms of America's citizens.
"the gravitas to be able to extract information from others and then recommend proposed improvements with conviction and authority"
I think it might be a combination of the three - savoir-faire, shrewdness and balls. I think you got a shot.
ReplyDelete... dang, that's a good definition.
ReplyDeleteI do have friends that refer to me as "balls-of-steel"... with good reason too, if you ever read the AES chapter of "Whiteboy Blues" .... Rick, Lianne... you know you're out there .....