Funnily enough they could be talking about me!

[KD Burke]

He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age.

I generally tend to start out slow and then taper off.

[Kiltman]

Thanks. I wrote many OERs in the Air Force and don't remember receiving such comments or giving them. However, I've always liked the definition of a second lieutenant:"All airspeed and no direction."