Julia Thompson wrote:
not *that* great at names unless I try really hard, and worse at faces
Faces for me are very easy. I remember a face forever, including
everything that person told me together with when it was told to me and
under what circumstances. At times I can remember niggling
Sonja van Baardwijk wrote:
Faces for me are very easy. I remember a face forever, including
everything that person told me together with when it was told to me
and under what circumstances. At times I can remember niggling little
details about somebody as far back as 10 years ago or so. For me
From: Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I know what department they're from, what classes they teach, which staff
room they live in, and chat about their family, home, holiday etc, but in
the end I have to admit my failure and ask their name so I can call up the
account. I used to ask them how
Kevin Tarr wrote:
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As I said, I'm not a work person. I love my job, but don't like
workplace interactions. One boss, the one who criticizes everything I
do, was visibly upset that I didn't know who another person was, their
name. I've talked to him three times, if that. He doesn't
From: Sonja van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kevin Tarr wrote:
As I said, I'm not a work person. I love my job, but don't like workplace
interactions. One boss, the one who criticizes everything I do, was
visibly upset that I didn't know who another person was, their name. I've
talked to him
Bryon Daly wrote:
I'm terrible with names as well, particularly when I first meet people, or
with casual
acquaintences (ie: co-workers I almost never interact with, or even obscure
extended relatives I rarely see). My wife is the exact opposite. She
always
remembers people's names and
At 05:49 PM 1/27/2004, you wrote:
Kevin Tarr wrote:
*It's in a section's food cubicle. The books are all mysteries and
thrillers. I asked why no sci-fi? The section leader nearly jumped down my
throat. This Clancy book was the first I've ever borrowed, working there
two years now. When I
On 27 Jan 2004, at 3:47 am, Kevin Tarr wrote:
Near the end of Chasm City there were two word errors that stood out.
I know I questioned one in Kiln People and the list thought the words
were okay. Just wondering how many errors get into finished books.
Lots. I think it's rare for a book not to
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Subject: No teeth in this tiger
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 22:47:08 -0500
Picked up Tom Clancy's TotT last week from the workplace library*. Started
okay, but mostly it sucked. The ending
I've always found Clancy and the like quite
mediocre. Somewhat comparable to
King.
I posted on this before, and I agree. I read Red Storm
Rising in HS, and despite the fact that many people
talk well about the book, I felt it was pretty bad.
The writing was OK, but what I really disagreed
Kevin Tarr wrote:
*It's in a section's food cubicle. The books are all mysteries and
thrillers. I asked why no sci-fi? The section leader nearly jumped down my
throat. This Clancy book was the first I've ever borrowed, working there
two years now. When I returned it I saw a Harry Turtledove
Picked up Tom Clancy's TotT last week from the workplace library*. Started
okay, but mostly it sucked. The ending was very bad. It needed another five
chapters to really finish the story but I'm sure the next book will cover that.
If I had friends who repeated the same things that much during
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