Don,
Why not hold me up to the same standards Harry uses?

Harry liked to brag about his wife's career and use her career as a
psychiatrist to diagnose everyone in rec.boats as having mental illness.
Well damn, she is a social worker.

Harry liked to use his degree from Yale to laud his superior IQ, well damn,
he didn't graduate from Yale.

Harry liked to use his 36' Lobster Boat as his standard for a quality boat.
Well damn, he doesn't own a Lobster Boat.

Tell me if this reminds you of anyone: Narcissistic
Personality Disorder. The symptoms of NPD is: A pervasive pattern of
grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of
empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts,
as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
(1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates
achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without
commensurate achievements)
(2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance,
beauty, or ideal love

(3) believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be
understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people
(or institutions)

(4) requires excessive admiration

(5) has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of
especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her
expectations

(6) is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to
achieve his or her own ends

(7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings
and needs of others

(8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him
or her

(9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

"Don White" wrote in message
...
Jack Smith wrote:
Harry,
What would you like to know?


'The truth...and nothing but the truth' would be a good start.