| Playing Hermes sure was fun today. A boatload of lessons learned, and hopefully the seven of us were fair, and will be again, tomorrow. I certainly tried to be. Surprises? Yes. I was SHOCKED by the number of people who clearly do not know how to read instructions, and were therefore disqualified because they didn't meet the three - very BASIC - spelled out criteria. When seven hands go up on those grounds, you know you really messed up. Yes, the applicants can and do sit in on this open to the public progress. The room was 9/10 filled, and everyone was paying very close attention. The seven of us, our two guides, and the audience. Riveting process, to me. And I find it to be fair, the panel to be very well qualified, informed, adding instead of subtracting. My opinion of the grant giving process has gone way up. Any complaints? Yeah, I didn't get the Pilsner Urquell or radishes I specified as my special lunch addition, but hey, I knew I was dreaming. ;-) |
