Back in the Saddle

"Her non-verbal answer has never failed at being a show-stopper. Even though right-side was up. So, I have a theory.

"A properly crafted question is crucial. Motivation alone means that the questions to date had that 'proper' quality.

"With a little of the heat off, exploring what constitutes 'proper' in this context deserves attention."

Some of what came out in the debrief was a shock. Looking back at the film, so-to-speak, it should not have been. Mapping the patterns from then and now was all but routine. In the chaos of the moment, none of it seemed to matter.

"It would be useful to ask how we would practice for a time when those alarms go off again.", she opined. It was natural for her to feel it. Not so much to express it to her male counterparts who were in a hurry (you can't ask the dragon to wait a minute).

© 2012 Buzz Hill