Overall, Pat did cause a certain amount of friction with her style of critiquing databases. And I found her approach to topics like VBA and SQL Server to be very interesting, as if cloaking a certain lack of knowledge with a fake veneer of despising. Sorry, but that is the truth I can finally get it out. On the plus side, she was very pleasant to chat with at other times, told interesting stories and did have a lot of knowledge about table design, reports and forms, which I admired. (See, I am saying the nice stuff too, so don't jump on me). She had a lot of knowledge about getting business requirements and turning them into databases, which I admired and she freely (if bruskly) shared. Her passion about politics was destined to lead her to this point, and I for one believe this was part of the momentum which lead up to her leaving: She began to realize that an increasing number of people, even former T. supporters, were "souring" on him, his administrations' actions, and Israel's actions. That angered her, as if numbers of people were leaving the 'fold' of the faithful. I happened to be among those people, and I could sense her increasing frustration that people once devoted to supporting T were now criticizing him. I won't even say his name here, as I don't want people to think I am turning THIS into a political post. I'm not - I'm just saying she was frustrated to literally watch his support decreasing more, more, and more. This upset and disappointed her, and I can understand that . It's as if you have a crowd of people supporting and cheering for someone, and you begin to watch the crowd slowly disperse to nearly nothing......It frustrated her to no end, so I feel I was part of it too. But I think I did and said the right things, meaning my own convictions I stayed true to.
Amen. Pass the biscuits.
