Greetings Again Dearest Reader,

I found the spec writing project very interesting and pleasantly absurd. I found it funny to write out in formal language the specs for scrambled eggs. It's a very valuable exercise. We learn a lot about technical writing but we don't often transition over to legal writing, which while similar has some differences in tone, format, and formality. I had a layman's law class in high school where I got to read a lot of legal documents and court briefs. I have some knowledge of that style of writing but not enough to suit my tastes.

As engineers, as I understand it, don't actually spend as much time as one would think actually doing engineering. The legal and financial aspects of a project are often highly time consuming and take precedence over much actual engineering work. This underlies the necessity for development of interpersonal skills not only with other persons of an engineering persuasion but people from financial and legal disciplines. The engineering side of a project is typically more simple and straightforward than the legal or financial side or the interpersonal dealings involved there in.