On 9/10/04 8:54 AM, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:

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> "James" > wrote in message
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> snip
>> I know, but I've more fun doing this than you can imagine, and I feel
>> like I've learned lots, so even if my results are unpredictable I've
>> certainly enjoyed the journey.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> james
>
> Since you are enjoying the learning experience, why don't you experiment a
> little further and learn a little more about your starter and what happens
> when you feed it? Feed your starter and place it in a clean, straight-sided
> container for the 24 hour period. Using a piece of tape that you can write
> on, run the tape down the container from top to bottom. Mark the tape and
> note the time every time you observe the level in the container. This
> should help you figure out your starters activity schedule and help you
> determine approximately when your starter reaches its peak.
> Janet

Wonderful!

In my old life in direct marketing, this is what we called a BGO or
"blinding glimpse of the obvious". A BGO is rare, occurring when someone
avoids the clutter and zeros in on the most elegant (and often parsimonious)
solution to a challenge or objective.

Haven't seen this piece of advice in any of the books...

Will


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