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Page 1 of 2 If you were to ask me who I am, I would probably say, “I'm an engineer. See, don't I have a pen and a PDA in my shirt pocket?” Actually, now I'm running in disguise with only those two in my pocket; for years, you'd find me with a pocket protector filled with pen, pencil, colored high-lighters, and a notebook. That was after I stopped carrying the small screwdriver and flashlight because my shirt pocket became too crowded. (You wouldn't believe how handy it is to have some tools and a little light when you want to fix something.) OK, I admit it, I still have a tiny flashlight, one of the single-LED models, but I carry it in my trouser pocket.
Now you know. I'm really an engineer. Of course, there's more than that old stereotype going on here. I have an engineer's curiosity and analytical approach to everything. I'm orderly and keep track of all kinds of useful data and things; that qualifies me for the “pack rat” title. I suppose that I have a few quirks and traits I don't recognize — and probably wouldn't want to either. Don't ask: I won't admit to anything!
To generalize a bit: I'm a designer, a builder, a creator of things. When things break, I have a knack for putting them back together again. In Genesis, we learn that we've all been created in God's image. So, in a sense, I'm at home with some of His attributes, especially creating things: the creation of the whole world is an amazing design. Sorry to say, I don't even come close to that, and I surely fall a lot shorter on matching up with many of His other attributes too. However, I do enjoy building, be it a radio, a computer, or a computer program.
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