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Subject:RE: Job market and career From:"Sam Beard" <sbeard -at- oico -dot- com> To:"Fred Ridder" <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com> Date:Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:43:06 -0600
Fred,
I can't say that I can see the triangle and squares in my mind's eye,
mostly because I haven't really thought about it, but I DID agree with
the merit of your post. If I didn't post about that, I at least MEANT to
do so!
Samuel I. Beard, Jr.
Technical Writer
OI Analytical
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Of Fred Ridder
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:11 AM
To: Bill Swallow; Techwr-l
Subject: RE: Job market and career
Bill Swallow wrote (in part):> And to answer the question, I'm a problem
solver but not so much a
> number cruncher. I also like to explain things and see the light bulbs
> turn on over folks' heads.
I'm exactly the same way. That figurative light bulb is really a turn on
(pardon the pun). I vividly remember the light bulb moment I had the
first time the Pythagorean Theorem was explained to me in geometric
terms, because I suddenly could *see* how it worked, rather than
just being able to parrot the symbols of the equation. It was in the
spirit of sharing that "aha!" moment that I posted my message in the
musician thread that was so sadly interpreted as a personal attack
and of no value whatsoever. But the fact that one other list member
noted that he now sees the triangle and squares in his mind's eye
almost makes the abuse worthwhile.
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