choosing to do business from the home. Consequently, an individual’s sense of territory and property is enhanced (Americans believed the slightest breach of any of their rights is a grave violation of them all) and at the same time, there is less tendency to identify with any one job, the “job” of North Americans being to enjoy life, whatever the means to that end. —Maggie Mead Coming of Age in America WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1987 Ain’t science wonderful? Through the marvel of Clarissa’s electronarcosis, I zonked right into REM and awoke at noon, merely feeling like the living dead. First, the cast would come off, weeks earlier than standards I was used to, but none too soon for me. Then we’d pay a call on Freeman K. Bertram, President and Chairman of the Board of Paratronics, Ltd., concerning his wandering felt-tip pen. The day began with a small disappointment. Clarissa didn’t show up to do the honors. Perhaps she was still miffed. In any event, one of her staff performed the ceremony, a young female named Briit.
