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Had This Been the Real Thing…
Do not be alarmed. What you have just experienced was a metaphor. It was not the real thing. (The real thing comes later.)I use metaphors a lot in this book. A metaphor is a loose comparison drawn between something familiar (such as a Saturday morning laundry list) and something unfamiliar (such as a computer program). The idea is to anchor the unfamiliar in the terms of the familiar, so that when I begin tossing facts at you, you'll have someplace comfortable to lay them down.The most important thing for you to do right now is keep an open mind. If you know a little bit about computers or programming, don't pick nits. Yes, there are important differences between a homemaker following a scribbled laundry list and a computer executing a program. I'll mention those differences all in good time.For now, it's still Chapter 1. Take these initial metaphors on their own terms. Later on, they'll help a lot.
