In training
I'm in training for all of the afternoon. I'm in an auditorium in the fabulous Microsoft Conference Center. Nice digs. The rows of seats are separated by rows of small desks, which include a small loudspeaker every 10 feet. As a result, I can understand every word of the speaker, without difficult, even though he’s from New Zealand.
I arrived 15 minutes late, and the room was pretty full. “Full” means that every 3rd seat is taken, so I can’t sit down without having a neighbor. Obviously a critical situation.
However, the very front row was completely empty; protected by the protocol that sitting in the front is only for the socially inept, or that sitting in the front would draw undue attention to you.
Well, I just walked right up, and sat down in the front row. Not on the edge, but comfortably off-center by a few seats.
