Kyle wrote:

> I do that to my wife all the time.  She's non-technical, but she'll sit and listen
to me drone on about electronics or programming projects, she'll sit and watch me draw
elaborate diagrams on paper
> napkins at the spur of the moment, all without saying much of anything except
"mmm-hmm" when she feels it's appropriate.  It sure helps me figure things out
sometimes, even though she provides no
> input.  Then again, I'm sure she's afraid to ask me to elaborate on any points she
doesn't comprehend.

Heh. It's a bit like that when I talk to my mum. [The only human being I 
reguarly speak to.] Except that half way through she'll say "so it's 
like..." and proceed to describe a long and intricate metaphore which is 
either unecessarily detailed to explain such a simple concept, or is 
wildly incorrect, tangental to what I was saying, or doesn't make sense.

Damn it, I need a wife... :-S

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