It isn’t just modern technology that mystifies people. At school I have been called to help people get their computers working. Am I a geek? No, not even close. My great strength is that I have the rare ability to see it an electronic gadget is plugged in or not. It seems to be a rare talent, but I wear the mantle humbly.
My skill came into play at home. The air conditioning had stopped working. The only change had been a professional maintenance man who had made some adjustments. My wife knew my skill level and scoffed at me taking a look. Since my man-card was in question I looked anyway. At first I was mystified and was ready for her to call the expert back and then I noticed a cord that ran one way for no reason. When I pulled it out I saw that it had a plug on it that was not attached to anything. On the wall was a receptacle with nothing in it. I put the two together and...the fan rumbled to life. We had A/C.
Sometimes the ability to observe and think can trump ten thumbs. If only fixing the country were that easy.
homo unius libri
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