[JRandomFreeper]

To put a slightly older face on it, I had, as an intern, a 18 year old girl that was raised by a single mom. The kid was smart, but ignorant, as only a public school student can be.

I was Director of Operations at a networking company, and my job was hard. She was my assistant.

It took about 3 weeks before she was asking what she needed to know about X, Y, or Z for just some hints at where to start looking.

She learned to ask the right questions.

Doing research told her what the wrong questions were.

She recently graduated with a geophysics degree and is knocking down big bucks with an oil company.

She bought my beer last time we spent time together.

Full disclosure: I'm sweet on her mom, but that just makes me harsher on results.

/johnny

[Zeneta]

When my daughter got a guitar and taught herself to play. She refused lessons and insisted on teaching herself.

The first song she learned and played was “Mother” by Pink Floyd.

She played and sung this song to annoy her “Mother”.