Brad, "Real men" don't read the directions.
Bill On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:49:48 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Ever try to assemble a barbecue??? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 5:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Futurework] REAL-TIME FIELD OBSERVATION > > > I never understood why "dads" feel such > fulfillment in having children, until > about an hour ago. (No sh-t!) > > My wife brought home the needs-adult-assembly > tricycle from hell. > > I've been working on the thing for an hour, > and have finally advanced to about frame 4 of > 14 frames of assembly instructions. > > The real challenges aren't explained > in the instructions.... > > So, why do "dads" feel creatively > fulfilled? Because putting together > a child's toy can be a serious challenge > in "discovery learning" (i.e., discovering > whats somebody else already knows > but won't tell you and won't even > tell you they know so that you can > resent them for their stonewalling). > > This is amazing. With > toys that almost need an Edison to > put together, "dads" can easily fail > to see that they aren't really > creating, inventing or > discovering anything, but just > being free outsourced labor for the toy company. > (But we know that the only way to prove > you love someone is to make a useless > sacrifice for them, see the famous > O'Henry story "The Gift of the Magi", e.g.) > > The company's name is Radio Flyer, and I > hereby nominate them for a User Interface > (UI) big-time botch award! > > Who has time to watch Superbowls? > > \brad mccormick > > -- > Let your light so shine before men, > that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) > > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) > > <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
