my mother was a social worker and complained sometimes about how difficult it
could trying to talk with welfare mothers, none too bright under the best of
times. she would sometimes mention how things got even worse come the third
week of the month when the mothers ran out of money and low on drugs and
usually food.

she believed in helping out those unfortunates, but noted that most had no real
wish to rise above their predicament.

I understand now. Not every welfare mother is on welfare and not every one is
a mother. What is common, though, is the determination to never learn anything
past some very early age of say thirteen. As common as broken fingernails.

what a shame.


felton wrote:
I am beginning to feel sorry for him. Jax obviously has deep seated
fears where rocks are concerned. Perhaps the neighborhood kids used
to throw rocks at young Jax.

What do you mean "used to"? The neighborhood kids still throw rocks at
him. His mom encourages them.


... In any event, the idea of venturing out
on the water where rocks might lurk, unmarked with lights to mark
their presence, seems to have Jax paralyzed with fear. I suppose with
someone with such a phobia, even miles may seem like a mere 60 yards.
Indeed, even with triple GPS redundancy his fear of rocks cannot be
overcome.


Even places like Cape Hatteras, where there are no rocks, he assumes
there must be. I wonder if he thinks the Gulf Stream also has rocks in
it? Thunderstorms? His car?


... I think we can just chalk this up to an area that requires
some intensive psychotherapy. It seems that the prescribed piloting
courses will not be sufficient.

Let's pray that no one tells him about the pirates up that way...

Doesn't matter. Nobody can tell Jaxxie anything about anything. He is in
his own world where sound waves and radio waves are deflected by at
least 2 degrees.

DSK

JAXAshby wrote:

my mother was a social worker and complained sometimes about how difficult it
could trying to talk with welfare mothers, none too bright under the best of
times she would sometimes mention ...

I am surprised you knew your mother. Your social skills lead one to
believe that you were raised by invertebrates.

I suppose she couldn't have been too bright, she kept you to full term.

Rick

I suppose she couldn't have been too bright.

Rick

she could multiply 3-digit numbers in her head, and not take more than a second
or two. I saw her do, many times, such as calculate the price per pound of
5-3/4 ounces at $0.37 as compared to 8-3/8 ounces at $0.51 compared to 1 pound
2-1/2 ounces at $1.17 and pick up two of the 8-3/8 ounce size.

btw, she worked as a code breaker in WW2.

Subject: uffda.
From: (JAXAshby)

I can just imagine Jax trying to emulate her.
Jax, "lets see 000 X 000, is.......ummmmm......errrrrr..... HEY MA ??!!!"

Shen


I suppose she couldn't have been too bright.

Rick

she could multiply 3-digit numbers in her head,

want to see 254 * 256 in my head?

okay ends in 24

next digits back = 650

answer is: 65024

literally, done in my head that fast.

no smoke, no mirrors.

I can just imagine Jax trying to emulate her.
Jax, "lets see 000 X 000, is.......ummmmm......errrrrr..... HEY MA ??!!!"

Shen


I suppose she couldn't have been too bright.

Rick

she could multiply 3-digit numbers in her head,

answer is: 65024

literally, done in my head that fast.

no smoke, no mirrors.

however, there was a "trick", two actually.

First, two numbers multipied together that differ by two will give a product
that is 1 less than the square of the number between them.

Second, a number squared that ends in 5 gives a product that ends in 25, and
the other digits are equal to the remaining digit(s) times itself plus one.

Got it?

jeffies wife will explain it if you ask her.

Subject: uffda.
From: (JAXAshby)
Date: 03/12/2004 16:41 Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

answer is: 65024

literally, done in my head that fast.

no smoke, no mirrors.

however, there was a "trick", two actually.


ewwww , tricky...you needed to use tricks. I, on the other hand prefer a visual
memory method.

Shen

Subject: uffda.
From: (JAXAshby)

Want to see 2546 * 2547 in my head?

ok ends in 62

next digits back = 846

final digits back = 64

answer 6484662

literally done in my head that fast.

no smoke no mirrors

Shen


want to see 254 * 256 in my head?

okay ends in 24

next digits back = 650

answer is: 65024

literally, done in my head that fast.

no smoke, no mirrors.

shen, LOL, you made yourself a fool, for *those* numbers can't be worked that
way.

dumb try, shen. dumb. but I applaud your effort.

Want to see 2546 * 2547 in my head?

ok ends in 62

next digits back = 846

final digits back = 64

answer 6484662

literally done in my head that fast.

no smoke no mirrors

Shen


want to see 254 * 256 in my head?

okay ends in 24

next digits back = 650

answer is: 65024

literally, done in my head that fast.

no smoke, no mirrors.