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this paper for possible presentation on the web site, I eagerly agreed because I know Abigail Calkin as a personal friend who is also a gifted and entertaining writer. I looked forward to see-ing something of hers before it had been san i-tized by an academic editorial process. When I downloaded the paper and saw its title, how ev er, I hesitated, wondering if the behavioral commu-nity served by the Cambridge Center was ready for something this soft and fuzzy. I could visualize some of my colleagues who contribute regularly to the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis ranting in unison about the absence of multiple observers. I could also feel the hot breath of some of my for-mer students reciting the catechisms of respons