Many of my friends know I was a fan of the late Al Hirschfield's line drawings. His style was unique, and he was known for hiding the name of his daughter (Nina) in most of the drawings that he produced. One of my dreams was to have three drawings done by him: (1) A caricature of me in both male and female presentations, (2) a caricature of Groucho, Harpo, and Chico Marx, and (3) a variant on the subject of this drawing.
I found it interesting that the US Air Force used his drawings to help pilots develop their skills of rapid pattern recognition using Hirschfield's drawings. But the world is stranger than we know....
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Tonight, we had a meeting of our co-op board, and I found out that one of our new members may not be up to the task. He was having problems with something as simple as dealing with an email attachment. It looks like I'll be needing to do his job, as he didn't seem to get that to take notes for a meeting, one has to know what NOT to report. In my case, I know how to keep things short and sweet, and when needed, leave out the details of what was discussed.
I have to be careful. It is important that I am seen as contributing to our mutual goals. However, I don't want to get roped into running the co-op as its next president. If we're lucky, one of the two new members will be ready to take on that mantle. If not, I'll still let my presence on the board expire, by not running for another term. It's not worth the effort for me to deal with the headaches that our co-op's president has to deal with....
PS: Did you spot the "Nina" in the drawing?
If not, look very carefully. Fortunately, there is only ONE "Nina" to find.
Please let me know if you find her or not.....
