Employed 7 part 11

Let me introduce you to my house-mates at 6207 43rd beginning in the middle
of February, '58: Herman Shultz, Gerald Goldstein, Ron Michaelson,
Roy Jansen and Ray Plocki (in the order that they signed up). Herman and Gerald were both civilian employees at NSA;Herman a main-frame programmer, Gerald's job was, itself classified, so not known. Ron, Roy, Ray and l are all military. Ron, whom l knew from Al's, was a linguist (Armenian)
at NSA, Roy was not an NSA employee. He was assigned to the Sixth Cavalry
Regiment. (more on that later) l never knew what his job was there, but judging by his coming and going, l'd say his job was 9 to 5 X 5. Ray's Army job was also at Fort Meade, though he spent most of his work time running 
one of DC's "Art" movie theatres.

About the 6th Cav: l've mentioned that a detachment of Marines is always
present at ASA worksites to protect the personnel and the secrets that we hold tight to our vests. l'm told that sometimes the detachment is so small
that the C.O. is no more than a sargent. ASA is a small part of NSA and,  at
it's head-quarters NSA is huge. A few Marines will not suffice to secure such
a mountain of intelligence and it's keepers. So the Cavalry (Not calvary,)
with a thousand troops and a coupie of hundred tanks and other armored
vehicles is presumed capable to repel more than a little offence. l wouldn't
bet against them.

Did l mention that in the second month of our tenancy on 43 st, we learned
that we were living next door to ......wait for it.....ta dah! Miss D. C.!! !! and that was in the days when blonds.... and she was a blond!  So councilman
Bell and the Mrs. had produced a potential Miss America contestant! Cool.
But we had yet to encounter any of the Bell family. We needed an excuse to hit their door. Someone suggested we beg a cup of sugar. Unanimously
accepted. They went for it! The councilman was not at home, but his wife
and Miss D.C., as well as her younger sister were present. Nobody laughed.
Mrs Bell poured sugar from a kitchen tin, into our offered cup as all six of  us
congratulated Miss D.C. on her win and wished her luck at Miss America.

Back at the office, it's "underline, overline, cut along lines, stick strips 
onto activity sheets". l'm losing interest in even acting like l'm doing the job.
l started taking a few hours here and there without asking and for the most
part without anyone's notice. l broke out my oil- painting supplies, built an
easel and a utility table and stretched a few canvases on frames and set up my studio in the sun room, which was at the back of the house. lt was 12 feet deep and as wide as rhe house.





















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