Introverts don't need spotlight to shine  COMPASS: Other points
of view  COMMENTMarch 1, 2012   My best friend Jeannie is an
extrovert -- sociable, positive, and friendly. She has long,
personal conversations with people she meets on walks, with her
hairdresser, her accountant, her nurses, and doctors.  As a
result, she amasses huge amounts of useful information as well
as having an interesting life. She is my "go-to" person whenever
I need a dog-sitter, a plumber, or a place where I can find
juniper berries for my sauerbraten.  I am an introvert, happiest
when I am alone, reading a book, or writing this column.  Since
American society places such high value on extroverts, I was
delighted to find a new book celebrating introverts like me,
"Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop
Talking," by Susan Cain.  "At least one-third of the people we
know are introverts," she writes. "They are the ones who prefer
listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and
create but dislike self-prom