Back when I was working, our corporation had a “login script” that ran each time someone logged into Windows. It took a while. The first thing the script did was to display the message: “Patience is a virtue.” Among my faults, lack of patience probably ranks up there near the top, and so it is totally out of character for me to do what I am about to do: be patient.
I have spent the past 4 hours researching, writing and rewriting a long article for publication on this web site. It involved some new ideas (for me) about the coding of data on 1961 Hawaiian Birth Certificates. It could be published as it stands, but it could be better with information I might be able to get tomorrow. So I’m going to wait, as much as it galls me. All I will say is that I am not satisfied with ANY of the current explanations of the penciled notations on Hawaiian certificates.
This article allows me to let off some of the tension.
Oh fine, it’s all right for you to be patient. What about the rest of us?! ;-}
you do GREAT work, doc
and i’m reminded of a quote:
patience is a virtue
possess it if you can
seldom in a woman
and never in a man
Look around you, Doc.
Self denial is UN-AMERICAN!
Patience are for Doctors. Oh… wait…
I mean: don’t wait.
I mean: oh fuggetaboddit!
We want the world and we want it … now?
I can save you some time and trouble, Doc. It turns out that Yoko Ono, having been born in Japan but living in the US for years, had secretly moved to Hawaii to get one of those Hawaiian birth certificates they were handing out to Japanese natives. She was so impressed, she stayed and worked for the HDOH for a while in 1961. She was fired when it was discovered that she had written random 9’s on everything. She later used that experience to help craft the worst Beatles song ever.
By Jove, I think you’ve got it.
Doc, take all the time you need. It’s gonna be a long time until I can concentrate on your report anyway, since thanks to ASK Esq, I have to stop laughing first.
It’s isn’t a song, it’s an experience 😛
Sent you an email, Doc. Another data point.
mark it as preliminary draft