August 2

Back in the olden days (1978) I took a job as a drafter (called "draftsman" back then) with a small architectural firm in Albuquerque. The boss was a man, the other drafter was a man. Our secretary was called The Gal. I sat at a drafting table, drafting.

And, nearly every time someone walked in while The Gal was away from her desk, they would assume that I was the secretary.

Also, back in the olden days, I was a calligrapher. So, I made this sign for my desk.

Of course, it didn't make any difference to those people who thought I was clerical help (as compared with drafting help). But it made me feel better.

Lubbock, Texas