WAF's Milestone

I think so many people were being acknowledged at once for their milestones, we forgot one of the quickest learners on this site, WAFlowers!!! Bill learned everything so quickly, it was almost like he was born wearing the mask on his face. Truly an example of hitting the ground running. By the time he got his equipment, he already knew as much, if not more, than some of us who had been on therapy for months already.

Congratulations, WAF, for passing the 100 mark times three and doing it ALMOST as quickly as I did (you have to have a bigger mouth-I'll teach you...). Keep up the great work. It's been a lot of fun sharing the site with you.

Umm, just doing my "instant expert" trick. I've always had a bit of a trick memory (until OSA and the associated sleep deprivation messed it up, but that is being reversed) that lets me retain huge quantities of new information in an amazingly short time and integrate it into what I already know.

Combine this with speed reading, and a voracious appetite for anything printed, and I can hit the ground running in almost no time. I've been known to pick up a text book or other significant publication, go through it in a day or two (three if I'm busy with other things) then branch out into related areas plus back-filling missing knowlege.

My kids used to hate me because I seemed to be able to do anything so effortlessly. They didn't understand that it was an ability I trained myself for and it was built on over decades worth of accumulated knowlege. The more you know, the easier it is to learn something new (I find).

As they got older they began to understand. I think my daughter is beginning to show some of the same ability. It'll do her well as she continues studying to be a pharmacist.

The only problem I have is to keep my attention focussed on a single project long enough to generate results. I tend to learn and move on when I get bored. You should see the list of hobbies I've had in the last 20 years!

Of course, having to use an xPAP every night is helping to keep my attention on this subject!

P.S. After taking a day off from the forum I'm making up for lost time by posting another 10 or so messages, bumping up my count. You'd think I was doing it just to see the numbers go up! .

Pharmacology...my son's worst nightmare when he was in his senior year of pre-med. in college. He just graduated, but the memory stays with you. She may change her mind when she gets to that course. Or, then again, maybe she's just got the type of "processor" for it. My son was always the type that got great grades (unlike his younger brother) without effort. Then he went to college and started taking a pre-med. courseload. Good morning...opened his eyes to what stuyding was all about for the first time in his school career.

Good luck to her. Hope she does well...

The high school Melody went to had a pre-med stream that she was in. She loved both biology and chemistry as well as the medical courses.

We'll see how she does in college.

The high school Melody went to had a pre-med stream that she was in. She loved both biology and chemistry as well as the medical courses.

We'll see how she does in college.

Never mind, she'll do great!

What is ironic to me is that my daughter is likely to get permanent US residency before I do at the rate we're going. (We're Canadians that have been totally ****ed by an incompetant lawyer.) It appears that our problems can be solved and we are working on that with a new, very high-powered attorney, but it will take time and $$$.

In the meantime, our beautiful girl is growing up and going to college. What are the chances that she'll meet, fall in love and marry someone (almost certainly a US citizen) in the next 6 years?

Our wosrt-case scenario has us starting a possibly 5 year process sometime in 2007.

Like I said, she could beat her parents to permanent status. Anyone want to adopt a nice Canadian family? How 'bout my wife and I divorce and marry a couple of nice US people. <sigh>

I hate lawyers!