Hidden Man

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By R. Richard

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A doctor identifies himself as a Kinesiologist. He says, "My specialty is human movement. Will you please stand up?
Jason stands, using his shillelagh cane to lever himself up. As directed, he then walks a few steps back and forth.
The doctor says, "Despite your semi cripple act, you are in good, probably excellent, physical shape. I can see why you might be able to physically defeat even a larger stronger opponent, after you soften the opponent up with your cane."
Jason uses his cane to step back and sit in a chair. He then says, "I was demoted from Project Manager and then laid off from my Computer Programmer job. My replacement Project Manager liked to use a bit of physical persuasion to force his workers into a sort of slave existence. I figured that the guy might just send a goon after me, there were stories. With no real choice in the matter, I began to develop, myself physically, a matter of self defense.
Another doctor then asks, "To develop yourself physically, you needed to eat the kind of food that an athlete needs. Did you use steroids?"
Jason lectures, "I shopped the farmers markets to get the kind of food that an athlete needs, at a price. I did not use steroids, as such. Steroids were originally developed to heal injuries. I was prepared to use steroids, as needed to heal injuries. The problem with steroid use is that if some is good, more will be even better and too much develops superman. Steroids are a quick way to develop muscles and a slippery slope to hell."
The Kinesiologist asks, "Did you use scientific workouts?"
Jason laughs, "I used Kung Fu workouts and Irish shillelagh workouts to develop myself. The workouts were not modern techniques, but rather ancient techniques, developed over centuries, even millennia of practical experience. In addition to physical training, I also used 'Iron Wire Fist' to develop internal strength. I survived."
Another doctor asks, "You developed yourself physically. What about mentally and psychologically?"
Jason sighs, "I am a computer programmer. I used my mind to develop mathematical computer routines that I lease to users, to earn me expense money. I also have my lady Linda, to provide me with a bit of psychological interaction."
The doctor says, "I am a psychiatrist. From what little I have seen of you, you seem to be in a healthy mental state. We women have somewhat different concerns than men. I am worried about the mental health of your lady Linda."
Jason looks at the young doctor, perhaps like a predator eyeing prey, and lectures, "Back in school, I was subjected to school English classes. I never understood what it was that my fat stupid, ugly closet lesbian bitch teachers wanted. As a result, I lived in a world of hate and rejection. I don't want my Linda exposed to the same world."
The doctor asks, "You have a very negative view of your school English teachers."
I lecture, "What sort of role model, for a teenage girl or young adult woman is presented by a fat, ugly bitch who lives in a delusional world?"
The doctor says, "Of course, you live in the real world."
I lecture, "In the years 200 BCE a barefoot savage in the jungles of Central America made the most important scientific discovery ever. Because the airplane service was so poor, back then, the discovery never made its way to Europe or Asia. In the year 628 CE an Indian mathematician independently made the same discovery. The Arabs, who traded with India, brought the discovery to the Middle East and to Africa. In Africa, a mathematician from the Italian City State of Pisa, who was living with his father who was a trading representative, promulgated a paper on the new discovery....

Hidden Man