Hey, new feedback for an old(er) story. Wow!
KSaraSara, I apologize for not responding earlier. Your kind words are most welcome.
Bean22, thanks for the kudos. Yes, women can be autistic. My younger daughter lands on the spectrum near my marker. She's learned to handle it, but it's still something of a strain for her. Just like it still is for me.
Hi, Michael!
The "seven or eleven" is from a dice game called craps. At certain times in the game, they are the desired numbers to roll because you win. At other times, those numbers make you lose. It's a
tiny bit like Dragon Poker.
The "competence" shown in Perry's call to HR reflects the attitudes of the better companies for whom I've worked in my career. Not all of them were this careful.
An "illegal puppy mill" is an enterprise for breeding dogs without regard to their health or welfare only to sell the puppies as quickly as possible for the highest price possible. They're illegal because they violate the animal cruelty acts that all fifty states have enacted. A lot of fighting dogs are bred in mills.
that doesn’t sound like something the teacher should be mad about
It happened to me, like everything else Ralph tells Perry. Like I noted above, I've been researching this story all my life.
Was
just like Lois has to deal with being an attractive woman who men like to hit on,
really inappropriate? It certainly drove home the point, that there are aspects of everyone's personality or physical presence that can't be altered easily. For example, I'm 6'4" and broad-shouldered, and I have intimidated a number of people without any intent to do so. I usually feel bad about it.
The liberties you get on TV regarding computers is just staggering.
That's very true. I laughed at "Virtually Destroyed" when it came out, but now it's just about possible with the immersive game systems on the market.
And about so many of us being (or having been) programmers? Writing is usually a solo activity (Argh! Don't glance at Annie and Kathy!) as is writing code. We have to deal with people to find out what's needed and to get our tests validated, but between those two points there is a great deal of "thinking all by myself" time.
Thanks for reading! Bye for now.
