Post 8: The Engineer

originally created as Column Eight, October 2000

Certain hi-tech companies employ engineers in their research and development departments. I thought they were supposed to research the latest communications technology and develop a product for a beta release that will later be distributed to the market at large. But it seems that some engineers use R&D for dating and believe that a stable partner is also static and is not valid for extensive use.

Itzik is a bright engineer, not bad looking and pretty sociable. I met him through a friend and bumped into him on several occasions. First at a party, second time at a conference and the third time at his home, where he invited a few friends over. Each time he had a different woman with him, different shape, different hair color, but definitely female. The last time I saw him was at Liz and Roni’s wedding. Again he showed up with a nice looking date. I guess as an engineer he always needs an upgraded version... With all new features displayed, he left Israel about a year ago and was last seen with a new model in a commonwealth country very much connected with the 20000 Olympics.

I finally figured out why so many men cheat on their partners. They are looking for new releases.

This writer doesn’t even know what model and version her computer is.