Brady Kelly wrote:
No, I didn't see Consolas
Take another look. It's there.
Go in peace, my friends.
Brady Kelly wrote:
No, I didn't see Consolas
Take another look. It's there.
Go in peace, my friends.
One day Mike was wandering around and saw a new building. The sign on the building said The Orange Playroom and underneath that in smaller letters it said Everyone Welcome. Mike walked in and found many other boys and girls there, talking, laughing, and playing a game that Mike did not recognize. Some of the boys and girls walked up to Mike and said hello, and right away he felt comfortable at TOP (which is what everyone called it), and with the TOPians (which is what they called themselves). Mike continued to stop by TOP, nearly every day. He began to learn the strange new Glass Bead Game that the TOPians all loved to play, and found that he had a knack for it. Then one day something changed. He noticed garish posters on the wall, advertising products he did not recognize or did not want. The posters began to annoy him. "How can I play the Game with those garish posters all around?", he loudly asked. The other TOPians were silent at his protests. Finally the proprietor of TOP came over to see what all the fuss was about. "The posters are distracting me from the Game!" Mike exclaimed. "They make me lose my concentration, and that is bad. They go or I go!" he announced. All the TOPians was shocked. Mike was respected by many, and they could not understand his bold statements. They understood it even less when Mike actually left, but soon TOP was back to normal, with people talking, laughing, and playing the Game. All of a sudden, Mike returned. He was welcomed and treated to many happy greetings. Once again, Mike felt comfortable at TOP, and fell right in with the usual activities. He became even better at the Game, and in no time he was the #1 Player. Then one day something changed. Many TOPians simply ignored his mood swings - they respected him enough as a Player to forgive the occasional outburst - but some TOPians considered his tirades as negative and provocative, quite a departure from the usually civil atmosphere at TOP. Mike began scoffing at these long-time TOPians, scorning them as "vanilla people" who don't understand the benefits of diversity. Mike did not know that the Magister Ludi, the creator of the Glass Bead Game, was standing nearby and overheard what Mike was saying. "Mike," said the M.L., "You are the #1 Player, but you understand nothing. You can have strong opinions, and still be respectful of others. You can criticize, and still be civil. You can disagree with others, and still be a constructive force at TOP. That you have chos