1.0Reid's Miscellaneous Bloghttps://sayre-nc.info/reidReid Sayrehttps://sayre-nc.info/reid/author/bluewp-admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="B0GpX3N2cD"><a href="https://sayre-nc.info/reid/small-world-stories/more-ibm-associates/">More IBM Associates</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sayre-nc.info/reid/small-world-stories/more-ibm-associates/embed/#?secret=B0GpX3N2cD" width="600" height="338" title="“More IBM Associates” — Reid's Miscellaneous Blog" data-secret="B0GpX3N2cD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sayre-nc.info/reid/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> I was one of about 10,000 folks working for IBM in Research Triangle Park, NC, near Raleigh. One day, out of the blue, the woman that occupied an office down the hall stopped in to my office and asked if I was related to the “Dolton, Illinois, Sayres.” It turns out she lived down the … Continue reading →